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  transmitting taste over the Internet RS Wood  <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2017-03-30 09:29 +0000
    Re: transmitting taste over the Internet "Kerr Mudd-John" <admin@127.0.0.1> - 2017-04-01 13:31 +0100
      Re: transmitting taste over the Internet RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2017-04-02 03:02 -0400

#13391 — transmitting taste over the Internet

From the «hard to swallow with a tongue full of electrodes» department:
Title: Scientists Discover Way To Transmit Taste of Lemonade Over Internet
Author: help@slashdot.org
Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2017 06:30:00 +0300
Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/ehES90ZAJCE/scientists-discover-way-to-transmit-taste-of-lemonade-over-internet

schwit1 quotes a report from VICE: With the use of electrodes and sensors --
and zero lemons -- a group of researchers at the University of Singapore have
announced that they can convince you that you're drinking lemonade, even if
it's just water. Plus, they can send you a glass of lemonade virtually over the
internet. In an experiment that involved 13 tasters, the subjects' taste buds
were stimulated using electricity from receiving electrodes; LED lights
mimicked a lemony color. Some were convinced that the water they were drinking
was, in fact, almost as sour as lemonade. According to researcher Nimesha
Ranasinghe, the experiment proved that taste can be shared online: "People are
always posting pictures of drinks on social media -- what if you could upload
the taste as well? That's the ultimate goal." Each of the subjects was given a
tumbler filled with a liquid that was either cloudy white, green, or yellow.
They were told to place their tongues on the rim of the tumbler before sipping.
Then they took a taste and rated the beverage on appearance and taste. Some of
the liquids were plain water and some were lemonade. "We're working on a full
virtual cocktail with smell, taste, and color all covered. We want to be able
to create any drink." Why would anyone want to drink a virtual lemonade?
Advocates of virtual eating say that virtual foods can replace foods that are
bad for you, that you may be allergic to, or that you shouldn't eat because of
a medical condition.

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Read more of this story[7] at Slashdot.
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#13405

On Thu, 30 Mar 2017 10:29:41 +0100, RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> wrote:

> From the «hard to swallow with a tongue full of electrodes» department:
> Title: Scientists Discover Way To Transmit Taste of Lemonade Over  
> Internet
> Author: help@slashdot.org
> Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2017 06:30:00 +0300
> Link:  
> http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/ehES90ZAJCE/scientists-discover-way-to-transmit-taste-of-lemonade-over-internet
>

The date is wrong. Today is/was April Fool's Day.

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Bah, and indeed, Humbug

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#13407

On Sat, 01 Apr 2017 13:31:53 +0100
"Kerr Mudd-John" <admin@127.0.0.1> wrote:

> On Thu, 30 Mar 2017 10:29:41 +0100, RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> wrote:
> 
> > From the «hard to swallow with a tongue full of electrodes» department:
> > Title: Scientists Discover Way To Transmit Taste of Lemonade Over  
> > Internet
> > Author: help@slashdot.org
> > Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2017 06:30:00 +0300
> > Link:  
> > http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/ehES90ZAJCE/scientists-discover-way-to-transmit-taste-of-lemonade-over-internet
> >
> 
> The date is wrong. Today is/was April Fool's Day.

As taste is generally electric impulses from sensors on the tongue, I
think it's legit.  They just have to stimulate the right parts of your
tongue to make it work.  Better than smell-o-vision, anyway.[1]

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smell-O-Vision

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