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Misc What does pure GBL smell like?

Synaps3

Synaps3

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I've never had GBL and I read a few brief explanations of what it should smell like (paint thinner, melon, plastic), but mine smells like nothing. Do you think it's really pure or is it cut? I tasted a small amount and it tastes a like rubber, but not nearly as strong as I thought. When I put it on my finger I expected it to evaporate quickly and feel cold like alcohol would, but it didn't. I'm going to try it tonight, but I want a little input first.
 
GBL boils at 200+c and has a low vapor pressure, ideally it shouldn't smell like much nor should it evaporate rapidly.
 
From what I remember GBL just smells like the typical solvent/automobile chemical. It's used to clean rims on cars if I remember correctly.
 
Just gave 1.75ml a try. It's perfect. Definitely not cut or impure. I've had GHB before and this feels exactly like it. So I guess everyone talking about the solventy/paint thinner like smell have some impure stuff.

Wow. This reminds me how amazing a drug GHB is. It has the perfect level of euphoria without too much stimulation or cognitive impairment.
 
Relative to quite a few other organics with very distinctive odors, GBL isn't really exceptional. I would not discount it having a strong odor based on its physical properties.

In practice, I've always found the stuff to be somewhat smelly, granted it's a smell you have to sort of search for to find. A few mL seemed to have a distinct odor when essentially sniffed and a freshly opened liter could be smelled on a bench from a few feet. The odor was certainly enough to keep me from ever wanting to ingest the stuff, but I couldn't imagine any big chem sources denaturing their solvents; even the one that is a pro-drug for a drug of abuse. I did find that the stuff did not store well over time. The containers really got chewed up and impurities were formed over time (HNMR confirmed in my case).

Based on the low odor, I think the OP may have 1,4-butanediol. It seemed to be a lot less smelly and caustic and is still apparently psychoactive. The whole GBL, GHB, BDO triad seems to be really unfortunate IMO. GBL smells to nauseating and seems too toxic to be consumed, GHB salts either taste like salty shit or a mouth full of copper, and BDO doesn't seem to be worth the risk as it isn't as good as GHB but still has worrying solvent properties.

Getting back on topic, I don't know what to say regarding the claim that GBL does not posses a fairly strong odor. I was in contact with at least 6 separate containers of the GBL of various ages and they all stank. This was the case for delta-valerolactone and methylene-GBL as well. The only lactone of this size I remember not stinking was alpha-methyl-GBL. I think genuine GBL likely doesn't smell good universally.
 
ghb has a smell to it, smells kind of salty if that makes sense...salty may not be the right word but it definitely had an odor to it...as does Bdo, not sure about gbl..
 
Get a Styrofoam cup and put a drop of gbl on it and watch it start to burn through the Styrofoam, then reevaluate whether or not you want to put it in your body. Ive done it all, normally to the extreme, but all I had to do was watch that shit eat through plastic once before it became probably the only drug I would never do willingly under any circumstances.
 
The GBL I had smelled straight like gasoline or acetone or some horrible solvent. ^ I agree with the guy above I only procured 400ml and ended up with a near addiction and at least twice my ex gf started my breathing again. (or so she claims and I believe her cuz I woke up gasping and she looked scared) Never a dose above 3-5ml. Honestly I can't remember whether 3 was my highest dose or if I did a 5 ml. But the vast majority just one ml 2 tops will get you floored, literally. EVERYBODY hated when I was on that stuff and it may have led to the loss of my gf despite no serious addiction....its just that strong....its like 5 shots of 151 and 5 Xanax 1's to someone with no
tolerance accept you don't die or have as high a chance.
 
^^^how long did the Gbl high last you?i find it interesting that people disliked you on gbl as when i used to take ghb, people seemed to gravitate towards me...i just had the social energy and presence that G gave me that people seemed to like...Gbl may be different..
 
The therapeutic dose of GBL/GHB is almost as low as the overdose threshold. Ive seen lots of people, mostly gay men, fish out on the stuff. One time, I was at a gay club in Nashville at 5am and all of a sudden the blond girl sitting in the corner started yelling, 'OH!,OH!,OH!' She looked like she was in the throes of a strong orgasm. Then somebody called the paramedics. When the ambulance arrived, everybody else inclduding me started running for the door!

But back to the question, I don't remember what GHB or GBL smelled like, although I do remember that GHB tastes salty, and that a guy date raped me in my hotel room after I took a little too much once. I also remember that they both make you really horny. That's why I wrote 'date raped' instead of simply 'raped.'
 
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