Is it possible it could be producing ozone and that it is reacting with the plastic? Ozone is not good to smell.
this post was submitted on 12 Dec 2023
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Probably not, that would require fairly high voltages. It's probably plastics off-gassing.
I will be using that word now what my body needs to gas off.
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Well now I'm gonna do it lol
Gotta see what all the fuss is about.
It's been four hours. Steam deck fumes killed him. Everyone spread the news.
I highly doubt he even has a steam deck. He just wanted to put in his funny joke comment and leave the post
So it isn't dangerous but they just don't want you to do it.
I'm wondering if in a few years we find out that hot plastic emits stuff that isn't good for you.
Huh. I wonder if it smells similar to the heat that comes off the back of a PS4.
Maybe, I haven't smelled a PS4 but I have a Steam Deck and it just has that sort of hot electronics smell
I was literally just doing that lmao
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Surely this question has been answered long ago by science, and could have been included in this remarkable piece of journalism.
Oh so now it's the forbidden fumes. That's even more tempting
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There shouldn't be any fumes unless something is burning. 🤨
Didn’t know new cars were on fire
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