Why do old books smell so good?
This article immediately brought to mind a particular conversation in season one of Buffy the Vampire Slayer...<p>Jenny: "Honestly, what is it about them that bothers you so much?"<p>Giles: "The smell."<p>Jenny: "Computers don't smell, Rupert."<p>Giles: "I know. Smell is the most powerful trigger to the memory there is. A certain flower, or a a whiff of smoke can bring up experiences long forgotten. Books smell musty and-and-and rich. The knowledge gained from a computer is a - it, uh, it has no no texture, no-no context. It's-it's there and then it's gone. If it's to last, then-then the getting of knowledge should be, uh, tangible, it should be, um, smelly."