Scent Text Messaging Patented: Get Ready to Smell Farts from 3,000 Miles Away

Uh oh. A couple of companies in Germany have patented technology that enables sending scented text messages between phones. You know what this means: bring on the fart messages.

Actually, the way the system will work is by triggering one of 100 pre-defined scents on a chip in the phone, which seems less exciting and precise than what people would want to use it for. Yeah, being able to send a generic watermelon scent to someone is cool, I guess, but what if you want to send the specific scent of a dish you're eating to someone? Or, you know, a fart you're particularly proud of? It's a nice thought, guys, but until you figure out how to get the subtleties of my farts expressed with a proper amount of nuance, I'm not interested.

Now, just because I can, here's my favorite comedy sketch relating to farting, from the classic Mr. Show.

[The Local via Slashdot]

12:45 PM on Thu May 1 2008
By Adam Frucci
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OG512 at 12:52 PM on 05/01/08
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now you'll have to block all of your text messages like pop ups or . . .fart ups!
Munch at 12:55 PM on 05/01/08
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Why would anyone want that?
jdhuck at 01:00 PM on 05/01/08
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Smells like teen spirit
GeekyNerdGuy at 01:00 PM on 05/01/08
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It smells like burning
dantaylor08 at 01:08 PM on 05/01/08
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bms at 01:14 PM on 05/01/08
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The point of this is?
TVGenius at 01:15 PM on 05/01/08
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Best use I've seen yet for an iPhone.
shamoononon at 01:20 PM on 05/01/08
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If my farts could be sent via text message, the U.S. would no longer need a military.
f0rge at 01:25 PM on 05/01/08
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that photoshop is amazing lol
ripfire4 at 01:29 PM on 05/01/08
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Scratch n sniff porn anyone?
ChromiumSwitch at 01:44 PM on 05/01/08
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@ripfire4: Hey, you know what? No thanks.
DaOtter at 01:51 PM on 05/01/08
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This idea is- survey says...!

RETARDED!!
SgtMac02 at 02:00 PM on 05/01/08
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I can't think of a single legitimate reason for someone even WANTING to have that feature, let alone waste tons of money trying to develop it. Back to the drawing board you crazy Germans...

@Adam, The link to the video is no longer available...:(
flyboy at 02:00 PM on 05/01/08
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not good for phoning to apologise the morning after
rev_otto at 02:07 PM on 05/01/08
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Stay classy, Giz.
Seiven at 02:13 PM on 05/01/08
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the picture had me thinking I was on Fleshbot and there was a new "attachment" for the iPhone
mynameisjoe at 02:13 PM on 05/01/08
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I new just from the picture this is another Adam classic... :P
frndlybnny at 02:13 PM on 05/01/08
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@SgtMac02: worked for me.
Abnormal at 02:14 PM on 05/01/08
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I'd rather not know when someone is texting me while taking a crap.
mynameisjoe at 02:17 PM on 05/01/08
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I meant knew*
smarusich at 02:21 PM on 05/01/08
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I thought April Fools day was last month =/
DeCerbo at 03:07 PM on 05/01/08
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...and I yelled to Frucci, "Yo, holmes, smell ya' later!" Looked at my kingdom, I was finally there, to sit on my throne as the Prince of Belair. *Carlton Dance by Frucci*
jewsrock at 03:38 PM on 05/01/08
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anything even remotly connected to cellphones is sponsered by nokia?
se7a7n7 at 04:43 PM on 05/01/08
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Can you smell me now?
vic2rp at 07:53 AM on 05/02/08
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Looks like he's ready for drilling. Lol.
banmojo at 09:31 AM on 05/02/08
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I really enjoyed the picture, once I realized what I was looking at :^)
rich70734 at 10:09 PM on 05/02/08
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Oh Tobias, where has your career gone?