News Apple-Scented Thermal Paste Launches in Japan

[Admin]

An apple-scented thermal paste has been launched in Japan. One explanation provided is that the light green color helps DIYers check for an even application.

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[peachpuff]

I prefer if it was matcha scented...

 

[The Historical Fidelity]

It’s probably inevitable that some idiot will eat this stuff and get sick….
“Never underestimate the predictability of stupidity” - Bullet Tooth Tony

 

[bit_user]

It’s probably inevitable that some idiot will eat this stuff and get sick….

More likely: young children or pets.

I think it'll taste horrible, once you have it in your mouth. It can't be too highly toxic and still be sold via retail, but it's still not a good idea to make it food-scented.

 

[helper800]

This is like if manufacturers made, I don't know, sweet smelling / tasting anti-freeze or something. There could not possibly be any negative repercussions, right?

 

[usertests]

This is like if manufacturers made, I don't know, sweet smelling / tasting anti-freeze or something. There could not possibly be any negative repercussions, right?

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[stonecarver]

Perfect when it start to smell like apple vinegar it's time to replace paste on CPU.

 

[punkncat]

Lol, completely off topic (mostly)

Some lots of years back, paintball manufacturer that did ProBall made scented paintballs. We were the first team in our area to be sent some to test under our sponsorship. The smells were things like Apple, Strawberry, Lemon/Lime. No one else had them in hand for most of the rest of that season.

We would be out in the "pits" vendor area and smell that smell and completely give those teams a hard time about getting merc'ed because we could smell them. And (no lie) pretty sure they got discontinued because people weren't smart enough not to try and eat them.

This paste thing will not end well.

 

[Amdlova]

People don't need eat it to be sick. Some folks use the bare hands to clean and put thermal paste on heat sinks. "People are stupid".

 

[The Historical Fidelity]

People don't need eat it to be sick. Some folks use the bare hands to clean and put thermal paste on heat sinks. "People are stupid".

Too true, I hate all the youtubers that handle the cold plate with their bare hands getting finger grease all over it then plop it on the cpu. Like why even clean the cold plate with isopropyl when you just contaminate the surface afterwards…

 

[kep55]

Is it designed only for Macs?

 

[kep55]

People don't need eat it to be sick. Some folks use the bare hands to clean and put thermal paste on heat sinks. "People are stupid".

Never underestimate the stupidity of the human animal.

 

[emike09]

I just want to keep that new computer smell forever. Screw apples.

 

[Geef]

If you want a scent then just go buy one of those car Pine Tree smell things.

 

[Thunder64]

This is like if manufacturers made, I don't know, sweet smelling / tasting anti-freeze or something. There could not possibly be any negative repercussions, right?

Ethelyene Glycol (antifreeze) is naturally sweet. These days a bittering agent is added to change the taste and hopefully avoid accidental or intential poisonings. Sort of like adding sulfer to natural gas to alert people to leaks.

 

[8086]

I hope this thermal paste comes factory installed on my next Mac Pro

 

[bit_user]

People don't need eat it to be sick. Some folks use the bare hands to clean and put thermal paste on heat sinks. "People are stupid".

How many types of thermal compound even have a warning to avoid skin contact? This tube of Artic MX-4 I've got has no warnings printed directly on it, but I'm not sure where the packaging is. I remember they had some warning about being dangerous to fish & amphibians, which was supposedly addressed in the formulation MX-6.

I've certainly cleaned thermal compound off a heatsink and heat spreader when I had no ready access to rubber gloves. I try not to get a ton of it on my hands and wash them right after, but I'm not going to pretend I've never had any on my skin. And no, @The Historical Fidelity , I would not touch the surfaces involved in heat transfer with bare skin.

 

[PEnns]

Nah, crazy idea. Totally superfluous.

Unless it has the smell of a BBQ sauce instead.....

 

[bit_user]

If you want a scent then just go buy one of those car Pine Tree smell things.

I sometimes use aromatherapy oils. I've found you don't even need a fancy diffusor - in a pinch, I've dripped a couple drops on a piece of dried up orange peel. After applying it, I blow on it to avoid a vapor cloud overwhelming my nose. Then, set it about 3 feet away and let it evaporate.

 

[bit_user]

Ethelyene Glycol (antifreeze) is naturally sweet.

Perhaps it's totally unrelated, but Ethylene is the chemical messenger emanated by plants to trigger the ripening of some fruits.

If you've ever heard of the "paper bag" trick for accelerating fruit-ripening, its purpose is to trap the ethylene gas.

 

[The Historical Fidelity]

Perhaps it's totally unrelated, but Ethylene is the chemical messenger emanated by plants to trigger the ripening of some fruits.

And to think if you add one more carbon to ethylene glycol, it becomes harmless, IE propylene glycol

 

[froggx]

And to think if you add one more carbon to ethylene glycol, it becomes harmless, IE propylene glycol

i believe the term is "GRAS" (generally recognized as safe). pretty much anything is harmful if you eat too much x.x i believe it's also used in the "non-toxic (not as toxic?)" types of antifreeze, as well as deicing airplanes.

going further off topic:
propylene glycol is one of the primary constituents of vape juice, inhaled on a daily basis by nicotine addicts. technically speaking, it's used as the flavor delivery mechanism in vape juice, as opposed to the other primary component, vegetable glycerin, which contributes more to the vapor itself and is a poor solvent for the flavorings used.

 

[The Historical Fidelity]

i believe the term is "GRAS" (generally recognized as safe). pretty much anything is harmful if you eat too much x.x i believe it's also used in the "non-toxic (not as toxic?)" types of antifreeze, as well as deicing airplanes.

going further off topic:
propylene glycol is one of the primary constituents of vape juice, inhaled on a daily basis by nicotine addicts. technically speaking, it's used as the flavor delivery mechanism in vape juice, as opposed to the other primary component, vegetable glycerin, which contributes more to the vapor itself and is a poor solvent for the flavorings used.

Since we are going off topic, in my line of work we have to maintain a physical copy of the material safety data sheets (MSDS) for every chemical, powder, and liquid found inside laboratories in case of accidental exposure or ingestion. I always thought it was dumb that we have to have an MSDS for purified water. In the “in case of eye exposure” section it basically says to wash eye with water in order to flush out the water lol

 

[helper800]

Ethelyene Glycol (antifreeze) is naturally sweet. These days a bittering agent is added to change the taste and hopefully avoid accidental or intential poisonings. Sort of like adding sulfer to natural gas to alert people to leaks.

They added a bittering agent specifically because of its use in intentional poisonings if I recall correctly. Before we knew what to look for when someone was being poisoned to death by antifreeze, it was found out to leave very little evidence of a killing. Here is a link to provide some context.

 

[stonecarver]

Never underestimate the stupidity of the human animal.

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