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What do you think about microwave popcorn smell - love it or gag to it?

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I wonder why some people absolutely love the smell of popcorn in the microwave and others, me included, actually can't be in the same building with it? When I worked in an office with about 80-100 people, there were about 7 of us who couldn't bear it, and everyone else loved it. To me it smells like rancid butter and makes me want to vomit. Even walking through the aisle at the grocery store where they're all sitting on shelves, uncooked, lol, is quite unpleasant.

And besides, what IS that smell?? Does anyone know what chemical it actually is?