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To start off, this is much more than your
standard stink bomb. This is designed to
be used in situations where you ony want
to deter people within a certain diameter
such as a movie theater or on a train.
How does it work? By adjusting the dial the
ball emits stink particles that break
down
at different rates, it can emit a smell
noticeable within a foot up to the limit of
concentration.
Other more expensive models would allow
you to change the smell from "dead animal
stuck in wall" to "Where is the skunk?" to "I
thought he looked homeless from afar". I
nice smell would also be available. The
ability to stop from smelling good would
be a way to tell someone of the opposite
sex you are no longer interested and vice
versa. A whole new language of smell
could develop.
Could also be used remotely to keep
people away from your new expensive car.
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I once read the best way to keep people from sitting beside you on a public transit vehicle is to let a piece of string hang from your mouth. |
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I'll have to try that one. Although the
smell ball has some advantages over
the string, although I do like the string. |
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I tried that string method. I could not keep the ladies off of me! |
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(+) - only if it comes with some sort of nose plugs so I don't have to smell "Do you need to wipe?" too. |
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So, these 'stink particles' (molecules,
perchance?) break down at some pre-
set rate, but only when they are outside
the ball? And they presumably
compensate for different wind
velocities? Let me know when you've
built the prototype. |
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Right, they oxidize, and it doesn't
compensate for wind. However the user
could change the settings themselves to
compensate. |
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One Christmas, many years ago, I travelled by bus from Waverley station in Edinburgh to my parents’ house. One of the presents was a Stilton cheese contained in a jar with a wax seal to prevent the lid from falling off and the contents from escaping. |
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I sat at the back of the bus and I left the bag containing the presents at the front. Unfortunately, the wax seal was imperfect. Distressingly, the contents of the jar leaked. |
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As Edinburgh residents will agree, it’s a good half hour journey from the bus station to Juniper Green. The bus was going to Currie, Balerno and beyond and contained a sizable BenFrostian trickle of Scottish ladies occupying much of the front of the bus. As I picked up my bag, I noticed that the trickle was looking at me in a unique way. |
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The smell was bad. It was bad enough that you could, appropriately for something cheese related, have cut it with a knife. It extended for yards around the bag; stupid me for not noticing whilst at the back. |
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Nonetheless, the stalwart ladies did not move. |
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The idea is good but I will give it a croissant when it can be proved that it will work on an equivalent Scottish bus. |
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Okay. The scottish ones come with
extra horrible smells that actually cause
physical reactions. I've also added
special nose plugs that can hide inside
your nose. |
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Okay, so people are repelled from your area by the bad smell. But you yourself have to sit in an area of evil stench. Not keen. (-) |
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[moomintroll] It now comes with special
nose plugs. I've also decided that they
are connected to the smell ball via RF
and emit particles [mmm..molecules]
that negate the specific smell the ball is
currently emitting so you can smell
normally. The plugs themselves do not
block the nasal cavity. |
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