DANGER OF DEATH. The Mouse Pad not only smells, but it reeks so strongly of rubber, plastic, and petroleum to the point where it is unbearable, and in the end, I threw it away. Far away. Generally, I am not very sensitive to such things. But this, as soon as I took it out of the box and placed it on the desk, I had difficulty breathing and within 1-2 hours, I had a headache and dizziness. It went out to the balcony to "air out" where it stayed for almost 3 weeks in total. First plain, nothing, then it was washed in the washing machine, nothing, then soaked in vinegar and water for a few days, nothing, then it went back into the washing machine, dried, and after the intensity "somehow" decreased, I decided to put it on the desk to test it. Well... I kept it for a few days, but even though I have sprayed it with everything, colognes, room fresheners, etc. The room still smells like rubber, as if you are entering a vulcanizer in the middle of a heatwave, your hands smell completely from the elbow down, and I think it worsens even my hot flashes. Thrown in the recycling. I didn't even want to give it away somewhere because I think I would do harm to anyone who takes this cancer.