Hundreds evacuated a college library, fearing a gas leak. The culprit was

[Svnla]

a durian.

Which one of you durian eaters did this?

About 3 p.m. Saturday local time, Melbourne’s Metropolitan Fire Brigade sent out an alert about a chemical hazard at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology.

The smell of gas had been reported in a library on campus, the fire department said. A hazardous-materials team was dispatched to the scene to investigate “potentially dangerous chemicals” stored in the building. Amid fears of a gas leak, Victoria Police evacuated about 500 students and teachers from the library.

It’s tough to say whether the culprit was more or less frightening than what the alerts portended.

“After a comprehensive search, firefighters identified the smell was not chemical gas, but gas generated from rotting durian, an extremely pungent fruit which had been left rotting in a cupboard,” the Metropolitan Fire Brigade said in a statement titled “Rotten afternoon on campus,” just to drive home the point.

“The smell had moved around the building via the air conditioning system,” fire officials added.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...ion-at-a-melbourne-university-it-was-a-durian

 

[GagHalfrunt]

I've cleaned out a single classroom due to a "gas leak" on Taco Tuesday, but never an entire building. Let us marvel at the power of the Durian.

 

[whm1974]

People actually eat this fruit, and love it?

 

[Mayne]

never ever heard of a durian until now. I'm amazed.

 

[dasherHampton]

I was sure the culprit was going to be a fat guy passing slow gas.

 

[Sonikku]

never ever heard of a durian until now. I'm amazed.

I hadn't heard of them either until I found out they were a great way to fill up all my hearts, plus give me some bonus yellow ones.

 

[BudAshes]

When will the internet get smell o' vision? imagine if you could post a smell gif of durian.

 

[GagHalfrunt]

When will the internet get smell o' vision? imagine if you could post a smell gif of durian.

If people on the internet could post smells durian would be the least of our problems. I wonder what Old's basement is like now.

 

[Red Squirrel]

That's a weird fruit, never heard of it. One time one of my coworkers was eating some weird fruit but I don't recall if it was the same thing, maybe it was. I thought there was a natural gas leak. Smelled pretty much the same. So I can totally see it lol. I'm like "do you smell gas?" and I'm sniffing around and then I realized it was whatever he was eating.

 

[sandorski]

People actually eat this fruit, and love it?

I've heard it tastes really good.

 

[Chaotic42]

That's why it's the king of fruits.

 

[Anubis]

I've heard it tastes really good.

if you can get past the smell of rotting flesh

 

[whm1974]

I've heard it tastes really good.

If I can find durians somewhere then I might try it out.

 

[sandorski]

If I can find durians somewhere then I might try it out.

If you have a T&T near you, they'd likely have one. As Anubis said though, the trick everyone mentions is to get past the smell which is vile.

 

[NetWareHead]

I was sure the culprit was going to be a fat guy passing slow gas.

Lmao slow gas

 

[madoka]

Oops. Now I've gone and made Ns1 hungry for bulk "durian."

 

[sdifox]

never ever heard of a durian until now. I'm amazed.

You never been to an Asian supermarket?

 

[sdifox]

When will the internet get smell o' vision? imagine if you could post a smell gif of durian.

Fuck no. See piture of VX gas, you dead.

 

[sdifox]

I've heard it tastes really good.

This should dissuade you