Sciencegasm!

05-12-2009, 08:36 PM

For posting links that give you a sciencegasm. Obviously.

Turin, my current darling, lecturing on his radical smell-receptor theory:

http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/l..._of_scent.html

xoxoxoBruce · 05-13-2009, 12:50 AM

Did you know if close your eyes and block your smell receptors, you can't taste the difference between an apple and a potato?

toranokaze · 05-13-2009, 10:11 AM

If it is based on pure vibrational energy I wonder if I can get light to smell.

05-13-2009, 11:06 AM

It's based on the frequency at which the molecules vibrate. Without a molecule to fit into the receptor that reads the vibrations, no.

monster · 05-13-2009, 07:43 PM

All I know about smell science is that thor's feet break all previously conjectured rules, and he's only 7.

05-13-2009, 09:54 PM

Technically, it's the vibration of the links between the atoms that make up the molecule.

lumberjim · 05-13-2009, 09:59 PM

would it be possible to block smells with a nose vibrator, then?

like those noise canceling headphones?

oh......check it out

toranokaze · 05-15-2009, 07:40 AM

Depending on the receptors it is vibrational energy, so any energy with the right vibration should work.

05-15-2009, 09:20 PM

Oh my god, no. The molecules actually have to fit into the receptor for the...

never mind.

jinx · 05-15-2009, 09:27 PM

Are you thinking about poop molecules?

05-16-2009, 12:33 AM

poop fart butt

Elspode · 05-16-2009, 06:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jinx

Are you thinking about poop molecules?

So, basically, if you shove an unprotected toothbrush up your nose in the bathroom...

ZenGum · 05-18-2009, 01:25 AM

So far this week, not only has NASA rejigged the Hubble Space Telescope to keep it going for a few more years, but also the European Space Agency successfully launched the Herschel Space Observatory and Planck satellite on the same Arianne 5 rocket. This was high risk - two VERY expensive eggs in one basket - but they pulled it off.

We have eyes in the sky, pointing outwards from the Earth. This is good.

Well done to all those Whitecoat techno-boffins whose efforts made this possible. I'm sure most of them read the cellar.

Alluvial · 05-19-2009, 04:12 PM

Have y'all seen this? Device which makes your Blackberry look like a stone writing tablet. The device displays an interface in front of you on any flat surface. Query amazon to get a review of a book you're holding, check flight 'on-time' status from your boarding pass, google the name of a person standing in front of you.

http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/p...xth_sense.html

05-19-2009, 04:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alluvial

Have y'all seen this? Device which makes your Blackberry look like a stone writing tablet. The device displays an interface in front of you on any flat surface. Query amazon to get a review of a book you're holding, check flight 'on-time' status from your boarding pass, google the name of a person standing in front of you.

http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/p...xth_sense.html

SO FREAKING COOL WANT WANT WANT!

05-12-2009, 08:36 PM	#1
Tiki Guest Posts: n/a	Sciencegasm! For posting links that give you a sciencegasm. Obviously. Turin, my current darling, lecturing on his radical smell-receptor theory: http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/l..._of_scent.html

05-13-2009, 12:50 AM	#2
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Did you know if close your eyes and block your smell receptors, you can't taste the difference between an apple and a potato? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

05-13-2009, 10:11 AM	#3
toranokaze I'm still a jerk Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Little Mexico Posts: 1,817	If it is based on pure vibrational energy I wonder if I can get light to smell. __________________ "Without deviation from the norm progress is not possible." - Frank Zappa It is the ignorance of ignorance that lead to the death of knowledge The Virgin Mary does not weep for her son, for he is in paradise. She weeps for the world , for we are in suffering.

05-13-2009, 07:43 PM	#5
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	All I know about smell science is that thor's feet break all previously conjectured rules, and he's only 7. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

05-13-2009, 09:59 PM	#7
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	would it be possible to block smells with a nose vibrator, then? like those noise canceling headphones? oh......check it out __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

05-13-2009, 11:06 AM	#4
Tiki Guest Posts: n/a	It's based on the frequency at which the molecules vibrate. Without a molecule to fit into the receptor that reads the vibrations, no.

05-13-2009, 09:54 PM	#6
Tiki Guest Posts: n/a	Technically, it's the vibration of the links between the atoms that make up the molecule.

05-15-2009, 07:40 AM	#8
toranokaze I'm still a jerk Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Little Mexico Posts: 1,817	Depending on the receptors it is vibrational energy, so any energy with the right vibration should work. __________________ "Without deviation from the norm progress is not possible." - Frank Zappa It is the ignorance of ignorance that lead to the death of knowledge The Virgin Mary does not weep for her son, for he is in paradise. She weeps for the world , for we are in suffering.

05-15-2009, 09:20 PM	#9
Tiki Guest Posts: n/a	Oh my god, no. The molecules actually have to fit into the receptor for the... never mind.

05-15-2009, 09:27 PM	#10
jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	Are you thinking about poop molecules? __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

05-16-2009, 12:33 AM	#11
Tiki Guest Posts: n/a	poop fart butt

05-18-2009, 01:25 AM	#13
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	So far this week, not only has NASA rejigged the Hubble Space Telescope to keep it going for a few more years, but also the European Space Agency successfully launched the Herschel Space Observatory and Planck satellite on the same Arianne 5 rocket. This was high risk - two VERY expensive eggs in one basket - but they pulled it off. We have eyes in the sky, pointing outwards from the Earth. This is good. Well done to all those Whitecoat techno-boffins whose efforts made this possible. I'm sure most of them read the cellar. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

05-19-2009, 04:12 PM	#14
Alluvial Phenomenologist Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Central Mississippi Posts: 270	Sixth sense - simply incredible. Have y'all seen this? Device which makes your Blackberry look like a stone writing tablet. The device displays an interface in front of you on any flat surface. Query amazon to get a review of a book you're holding, check flight 'on-time' status from your boarding pass, google the name of a person standing in front of you. http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/p...xth_sense.html __________________ “My grandfather always said that living is like licking honey off a thorn.” - Louis Adamic

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