Why Do Old Books Smell So Good?

Musty, with hints of vanilla, coffee, and maybe fresh cut grass-- why do old books smell the best? Hosted by: Michael Aranda ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters -- we couldn t make SciShow without them! Shout out to Justin Ove, Accalia Elementia, Kathy & Tim Philip, Kevin Bealer, Justin Lentz, Fatima Iqbal, Thomas J., Chris Peters, Tim Curwick, Lucy McGlasson, Andreas Heydeck, Will and Sonja Marple, Mark Terrio-Cameron, Charles George, Christopher Collins, and Patrick D. Ashmore. ---------- Like SciShow? Want to help support us, and also get things to put on your walls, cover your torso and hold your liquids? Check out our awesome products over at DFTBA Records: http://dftba.com/scishow ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Tumblr: http://scishow.tumblr.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow ---------- Sources: http://www.techtimes.com/articles/17846/20141014/what-creates-that-wonderful-old-book-smell.htm http://www.compoundchem.com/2014/06/01/newoldbooksmell/ http://www.iflscience.com/chemistry/where-does-smell-old-books-come http://mentalfloss.com/article/31235/what-causes-old-book-smell IMAGES: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Cellulose_Sessel.svg https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=165760 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Vanillin2.svg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Structural_formulas_ethylbenzene.svg#/media/File:Structural_formulas_ethylbenzene.svg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:2-Ethylhexanol_2D.svg#/media/File:2-Ethylhexanol_2D.svg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AVanilla_walkeriae.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Ethylbenzene#/media/File:Structural_formulas_ethylbenzene.svg