In case you thought that exhaust-scented candles or scented tires engineered for burnouts with a pleasant smell were radical, wait until you see the 2 STROKE cologne for men. Yes, no matter how many times you'd get to the beginning of the previous phrase and read it again, it will only prove you read it the right way in the first place - 2 STROKE cologne is real.
Well, at least as real as an underfunded Kickstarter project with eight days to go and $998 of the $7,810 goal can be. Still, things are as crazy as they get, and this could indeed be one of the wackiest Christmas presents a petrolhead could ever get.
2 STROKE partnered with Western Scents to have the fragrance mixed and brought to the right balance between exhaust fumes and actual perfume-ish smells. According to the creators of 2 STROKE, the natural fragrances are a mixture of "softer tones of douglas fir shavings, pine, and spruce." These guys look serious!
Alcohol, fragrance oil and glycerin, with no chemical enhancements
The 2 STROKE cologne for men is proudly advertised as being made without any chemical enhancements, containing only alcohol, fragrance oil and glycerin. Not sure if the oil pun is intentional, but those who know 2-stroke engine basics will surely smile reading such a description.
The video after the jump is, nevertheless, extremely funny, even though we are still not sure if all this is real, or just a big and well-thought hoax.
Either way, some of us here would gladly test such a cologne, especially as the 30 bucks price tag is not that steep. Unfortunately, it looks like this project will not take off, at least not this time. We're taking this story further, however, because we'd surely like to see this float one day.
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