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Is it possible it could be producing ozone and that it is reacting with the plastic? Ozone is not good to smell.
Probably not, that would require fairly high voltages. It's probably plastics off-gassing.
I will be using that word now what my body needs to gas off.
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Licking is still encouraged
Is it similar to the switch's?
SteamDeck Sativa edition
There shouldn't be any fumes unless something is burning. 🤨
Didn’t know new cars were on fire
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Huh. I wonder if it smells similar to the heat that comes off the back of a PS4.
Maybe, I haven't smelled a PS4 but I have a Steam Deck and it just has that sort of hot electronics smell
So it isn't dangerous but they just don't want you to do it.
I'm wondering if in a few years we find out that hot plastic emits stuff that isn't good for you.
I was literally just doing that lmao
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