Is that really true? That’s incredible, I wonder how that works. Why do you know that?
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Weird taste in mouth when using midnight 13" m3 air
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It sounds like a non-genital arousal response to the feels of a new Apple products.
I remember this and my first thought was: did someone spill beer and weed over the logicboard??
Apple devices often have a factory smell to them, fresh out of the box, and I wouldn't rule out that smell being potent enough that you can taste it, but it doesn't last very long.
If you're sensitive to strong odours, it could be that simple. I wouldn't like to try and diagnose anything more elaborate.
If you're sensitive to strong odours, it could be that simple. I wouldn't like to try and diagnose anything more elaborate.
This will also sound weird but sometimes when I plug my iPhone in to charge the texture of the back feels different when I run my finger across it, almost like the phone is vibrating at a microscopic level or something. I'm being 100% serious.
Yup, my 15 Air had that sweet sweet factory chemical smell, lasted for about 2 weeks.
over the five pages of this thread, someone’s probably mentioned this, but literally just being too hungry is enough make one’s mouth taste metallic…(i.e. going long enough without eating [or just without eating carbs] to go into ketosis)
anyway, respect for giving a solid answer to the most entertaining question I’ve seen in almost 15 years of browsing this forum
yknow, actually…this part. forgot about that, which is rather ironic given that I experience auras myself. (metallic taste just isn’t a part of mine personally)
@erkanasu might be worth checking in with your doc if this doesn’t wear off.
oh, this is legitimate and incredibly common. I feel it all the time on my MBP when charging. it’s an extremely basic answer: the plug isn’t grounded. nothing to worry about.
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man, this went from being funny to being straight-up wacky—truly best of luck in figuring this out, sorry for joining the peanut gallery in the beginning and really hope it’s nothing serious!
Try a blind test to see if it became psychological. Close your eyes and let someone hand you the devices one by one. Only touch them in a way that you cannot understand which device it is.
Occasionally fine-ground surface finishes will produce a texture that interacts with the ridges on your fingertip in a harmonic way gives that effect. When I was a kid we had a record player I could run my finger along and the vibrations would cause my heart to skip a beat & I’d have to catch my breath momentarily. I’ve found it on surfaces a few more times in my life and it makes me slightly dizzy every time. Weird.
I already said gloves made it go away. And does not happen on other machines l own. That should be pretty conclusive
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I have not experienced this myself in brief interactions with the midnight color.
Current thinking: either the grainy texture of the new coating is producing some sort of “fake taste” response in my mouth and brain, or I literally am having a chemical reaction with the new coating. Goes away after 10 mins of putting it away, becomes present within a minute of use
I may have missed this in an earlier post but does it occur with a fully powered off, unplugged machine as well?
Yes, currently the silver one is in the house after returning midnight
If you add a a bit of cheedar it's called Mac & Cheese.