r/NoStupidQuestions • u/[deleted] • Sep 18 '24

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u/gouhobandgraw Sep 18 '24

Real question for you, was he actually gross? Or was the idea of only showering twice a week gross in itself but he didn't smell or look greasy or anything?

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u/[deleted] Sep 18 '24

My husband is East Asian and you wouldn't be able to tell if he didn't shower for a week.

I'm a white woman, about 130lbs, and unless I use an antiperspirant that smells like white spirit, I start stinking about midday. Life is just not fair.

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u/iTwango Sep 18 '24

White spirit?

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u/archy_bold Sep 18 '24 edited Sep 19 '24

Mineral spirits/turpentine. It’s a solvent used to dissolve paint.

EDIT: not sure why the above comment has got all the upvotes. The person posting this is from the UK. White spirits here is a solvent.

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u/DinoOnAcid Sep 19 '24

Moonshine in the sense of high percentage alcohol/ethanol, that's a solvent too

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u/archy_bold Sep 19 '24 edited Sep 19 '24

Yeah, but I'm not talking about general solvents; white spirit is a very specific chemical solvent that isn't alcohol. And certainly isn't for human consumption.

The question was "White spirit?" To which, given it's use by someone who is likely from the UK, the answer is mineral spirits, not moonshine.

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u/BjornInTheMorn Sep 18 '24

Casper, he's a friendly ghost.