Ooooh that smell

[Slik]

So.... Pulled my gas gauge and surprisingly after 30 years of sitting in the tank - with gas, the cork was completely intact but it looks like someone coated it with varnish or something.
Anyway - with the new gas and everything I figured better safe then sorry and I orders a gas gauge float from Synder's. Problem was the little washer on the end AND the float was just about a 1/4 inch to big, and I didn't want to attempt to re-bend the wire with fear of breaking it.
I decided I'd take 1/4 off with a knife. Knife went thru pretty easy but the center of these things are kind of brittle. Worst part was the smell !!!! Not sure what they make these out of but the only way I can describe it is - feed your dog anchovies and ice cream, recycle that outcome, burn it and then compress it into a shape similar to a float.
The smell is literally lingering in my nostrils ! I've tried trimming the hairs, blowing my nose and even snorting some water. It's some ugly smelling nasty stuff. Anyone know what they are made of ? I'd love to leave some on my neighbors front porch