The smell of mako
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Neutron Ronnie
From The Front of Armament
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I was under the impression that the main point of this forum was to discuss various aspects of a game that not only features said fictional energy source, but is also wholly fictional itself.
Anyway, I had hoped it would smell something nice, like earth, or grass, or water (yes, water sometimes has a smell. A nice smell.) But perhaps the smell starts to get a bit sickening when the mako is extra-concentrated.
Sephiroth seems to dislike the smell, but Aerith didn't seem to have a problem with it... I mean, from the opening of Final Fantasy VII.
Cat Rage Room
Great Old One
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I'm sure there's a difference between the byproduct of the Mako in the Midgar alley and the Mako in a very old, malfunctioning reactor. It's probably not the Mako itself that has a smell, but the byproduct of its manufacture by a reactor.
It smells like soylent green. I mean technically it would, wouldn't it? 
For srs though, I guess it would really depend on where it was, like I think a Mako Reactor would smell different than say, if you switched on a light bulb or used an engine which was Mako powered (like on a car or aircraft).
For srs though, I guess it would really depend on where it was, like I think a Mako Reactor would smell different than say, if you switched on a light bulb or used an engine which was Mako powered (like on a car or aircraft).
Celes Chere
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Smells like lime. 
CK
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I was under the impression that the main point of this forum was to discuss various aspects of a game that not only features said fictional energy source, but is also wholly fictional itself.
woah woah seriouz bizniz
And I think mako smells like KFC or watermelon.
Castiel Strife
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Well done Celes. Raising a thread from the grave that hasn’t had a new post in over 9 years. Takes guts man, takes guts. I’ve thought about it before since I am definitely a necro-bumper, but I refrained. ? It’s a dirty job, but someones gotta do it.
Never really gave it thought, to be honest. But if I had to take a wild guess I’d guess that it probably smells about as pleasant as our chemical plants in Houston...
Never really gave it thought, to be honest. But if I had to take a wild guess I’d guess that it probably smells about as pleasant as our chemical plants in Houston...
Celes777
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Oh crap I was not looking at the date. Will I get banned!? I know some forum has rules against digging up old thread!
(Runnig away on Shera
Castiel Strife
Pro Adventurer
Probably not, but I don’t know. Better you than me though, pal. ?
Nah, I’m sure you’re good. Necro-bumping is fun. Although some seem to see it as a worse sin than murder. O_o
trash panda
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Hmmm...not something I’ve ever thought of, Lic. Good question. XD
I’d say it smells like...maybe...coolant? Like sort of sweet smelling so you don’t realize it’s toxic?
Derrr I just realized this is old. XD
I’d say it smells like...maybe...coolant? Like sort of sweet smelling so you don’t realize it’s toxic?
Derrr I just realized this is old. XD
ForceStealer
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As long as it's something substantive/on-topic, TLS has never had a problem with necroposting.
(Personally was always confused why some boards took that so seriously)
(Personally was always confused why some boards took that so seriously)
Ite
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Man that old TLS snark. I never replied to this bc it was a pit of trolls, so thanks for the necro!
I always imagined burning milk and copper, even when I first played the bombing missions. Blood and milk ended up being super appropriate imo, gives some more body horror to the overall concept of sucking Mother Earth dry.
I always imagined burning milk and copper, even when I first played the bombing missions. Blood and milk ended up being super appropriate imo, gives some more body horror to the overall concept of sucking Mother Earth dry.
Clement Rage
Pro Adventurer
Are we talking raw Lifestream, or refined Mako.
I would say smoke, with a hint of rot in it.
I would say smoke, with a hint of rot in it.
Makoeyes987
Listen closely, there is meaning in my words.
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I've always imagined the smell of Mako to be a mix of ozone and bleach.
LicoriceAllsorts
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Petrichor smells so much better when it's the result of a thunderstorm at the end of a couple of long, hot, dry summer days.
JechtShotMK9
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Shmelsh like Davish.
Hopefully someone will get that.
Hopefully someone will get that.
ForceStealer
Double Growth
I always had an ozone-y smell in mind too, for some reason
Rydeen
In-KWEH-dible
Not sure if anyone has ever had reverse osmosis water (tap is shit where I'm at), but when I saw the thread title I imagined it smelling like that. I think it may be the smell of ions? Or maybe it's just ozone smell, as mentioned above. If I had to describe at the risk of sounding hokey, it smells like "the intersection of nature and machine."
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Kain424
Old Man in the Room
As weird as it sounds, I have thought a lot about this. It reminded me of how astronauts would say outer space smelled like burnt steak and the moon like spent gunpowder.
And yet with mako, I would imagine something almost industrial. The lifestream would likely be fresh, but processed lifestream should probably seem bad.
And yet with mako, I would imagine something almost industrial. The lifestream would likely be fresh, but processed lifestream should probably seem bad.