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i had another brilliant idea recently, and i'll give it to you in two words:
Online.
Smells.
that's right. upload smells onto the internet and download 'em on machines around the world. of course the obstacle with this one is changing the way computers are built so that they all contain the IntelSmell Chip ((c) 2007 Alexandra Schmidt), but i say, why make a mountain out of a molehill? we invented television, we can do this.
not only have i birthed this wonderful idea, but i've envisioned future applications of the concept that may increase profits associated with online smells. first, we will extend the concept to online touch -- slightly more complicated than online smells because of the necessary interface that exists outside the computer (whereas the IntelSmell (c) chip is inside computers), and finally online taste, the most complex of all because it requires FDA approval. do you see the possibilities in the porn realm alone? it boggles the mind!
starting with smells, i envision an iTunes-like system where smells are downloaded to a cherished smell library for a nominal fee. working titles for this system include SmelLib, EncycloSmell and Whiffipedia, but i will gladly consider suggestions for others. of course the smell library, like any online file buying system, is vulnerable to piracy, but i have a crackerjack legal team all lined up to address this problem once it crops up.
as amazed as you may be reading this, i should tell you that though my idea was original for me (swear!), it appears someone else has developed the gem in a slightly different format. Smell-O-Vision was a system of releasing odors in movies so that viewers could smell what was happening in films as they watched. it didn't go so well, partially because maybe every movie director didn't want scents associated with his films and, hey, maybe everyone in the theater didn't want to be smelling smells while they watched, and maybe some people hated certain smells that others loved. the crucial difference with online smells is that each individual makes a personal decision about which smells to smell and when. online smells are true smell agency, and no one can stop the online smell train of freedom.
there is the acute danger, of course, in extending so many senses online that people will never leave their homes -- but why fight the technology tsunami any longer? i say if we're rolling with it, let's take this internet thing all the way. who's with me?!
Online.
Smells.
that's right. upload smells onto the internet and download 'em on machines around the world. of course the obstacle with this one is changing the way computers are built so that they all contain the IntelSmell Chip ((c) 2007 Alexandra Schmidt), but i say, why make a mountain out of a molehill? we invented television, we can do this.
not only have i birthed this wonderful idea, but i've envisioned future applications of the concept that may increase profits associated with online smells. first, we will extend the concept to online touch -- slightly more complicated than online smells because of the necessary interface that exists outside the computer (whereas the IntelSmell (c) chip is inside computers), and finally online taste, the most complex of all because it requires FDA approval. do you see the possibilities in the porn realm alone? it boggles the mind!
starting with smells, i envision an iTunes-like system where smells are downloaded to a cherished smell library for a nominal fee. working titles for this system include SmelLib, EncycloSmell and Whiffipedia, but i will gladly consider suggestions for others. of course the smell library, like any online file buying system, is vulnerable to piracy, but i have a crackerjack legal team all lined up to address this problem once it crops up.
as amazed as you may be reading this, i should tell you that though my idea was original for me (swear!), it appears someone else has developed the gem in a slightly different format. Smell-O-Vision was a system of releasing odors in movies so that viewers could smell what was happening in films as they watched. it didn't go so well, partially because maybe every movie director didn't want scents associated with his films and, hey, maybe everyone in the theater didn't want to be smelling smells while they watched, and maybe some people hated certain smells that others loved. the crucial difference with online smells is that each individual makes a personal decision about which smells to smell and when. online smells are true smell agency, and no one can stop the online smell train of freedom.
there is the acute danger, of course, in extending so many senses online that people will never leave their homes -- but why fight the technology tsunami any longer? i say if we're rolling with it, let's take this internet thing all the way. who's with me?!
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