Unutterably Silly So what are you smelling RIGHT now?

[zelda_pinwheel]

Originally Posted by BookishDreamer

I can't believe I actually did an internet search for this.

(gotta clear out my web history or the office tech guys will fall down laughing the next time they work on my computer)
Dreamer

oh my. oh... my.

[pshrynk]

Originally Posted by BookishDreamer

I can't believe I actually did an internet search for this.

(gotta clear out my web history or the office tech guys will fall down laughing the next time they work on my computer)
Dreamer

Hey! That belongs over in the squirrel thread!

[RickyMaveety]

Originally Posted by BookishDreamer

I can't believe I actually did an internet search for this.

(gotta clear out my web history or the office tech guys will fall down laughing the next time they work on my computer)
Dreamer

I LOVE that commercial!!! That was on the World's Funniest Commercials show and I damn near split my pants I laughed so hard.

[BookishDreamer]

Originally Posted by pshrynk

Hey! That belongs over in the squirrel thread!

Done! Check it out.

Dreamer

[pshrynk]

Originally Posted by BookishDreamer

Done! Check it out.

Dreamer

Thanks! can't let the little bastiches get the upper hand. Pandas are bad enough.

[desertgrandma]

Originally Posted by The Skwerl

You know what you maybe right I'm gonna have to change my name to Farting Skwerl or something. Do you suppose a Skwerl farts and it smells like roasted nuts? I dont know.

Oh God, I love the smell of freshly roasting nuts!

Now I'll never be able to smell them again without......OH CRAP! Thanks a LOT!

[BookishDreamer]

Originally Posted by desertgrandma

Oh God, I love the smell of freshly roasting nuts!

Now I'll never be able to smell them again without......OH CRAP! Thanks a LOT!

no no no...watch the video and and then you'll associate roasted nuts with cool minty freshness! That's not so bad, now is it?

Dreamer

[Madam Broshkina]

At my house we are having a scratch and sniff party courtesy of this book:

Scratch and Sniff: Party
by DK Publishing

Festive sights and scents await in Scratch & Sniff: Party! Each spread features a large, long-lasting scent area, while simple text and thought-provoking questions encourage curiosity.

P.S. Rumor has it that the next PRS-505 firmware update will incorporate scratch and sniff technology. PRS-500 owners are out of luck though, scratch and sniff technology uses to much memory.

[Madam Broshkina]

In the process of scanning and storing images of pages from over a million books, we've benefited from the fact that the book is, generally speaking, a relatively uniform medium. Most books are a bound collection of flat pages, and the variations between volumes lie primarily in page size and number of pages. Our scanning processes work well for almost all of these titles -- we scan the images, clean them up, and present them for view on the Web.

But a small subset of books possess peculiarities that make them hard for us to archive. For example, we hit a snag when trying to scan pop-up books, how would one properly present a pop-up book in a browser? We've faced similar problems in scanning and displaying Braille books and flip books.

However, today I'm pleased to let you know that we've made some headway with one type of volume we've struggled with in the past: books employing scratch-and-sniff technology. Using special equipment and tricky JavaScript, we're now able to capture some of the smells during the scanning process and then embed them in your web browser when you preview these titles in Google Book Search.



http://booksearch.blogspot.com/2008/...ls-better.html

[desertgrandma]

Originally Posted by BookishDreamer

no no no...watch the video and and then you'll associate roasted nuts with cool minty freshness! That's not so bad, now is it?

Dreamer

I did watch the video, and lets just say I'm glad there was no one sleeping in my house. Now THAT was funny!
But I'll still miss the smell of freshly roasted nuts......

[zelda_pinwheel]

Originally Posted by Madam Broshkina

At my house we are having a scratch and sniff party courtesy of this book:

Scratch and Sniff: Party
by DK Publishing

Festive sights and scents await in Scratch & Sniff: Party! Each spread features a large, long-lasting scent area, while simple text and thought-provoking questions encourage curiosity.

P.S. Rumor has it that the next PRS-505 firmware update will incorporate scratch and sniff technology. PRS-500 owners are out of luck though, scratch and sniff technology uses to much memory.

well that settles it, i'm getting a sony. i've been waiting for a reader with scratch and sniff technology.

[montsnmags]

Originally Posted by Madam Broshkina

...
However, today I'm pleased to let you know that we've made some headway with one type of volume we've struggled with in the past: books employing scratch-and-sniff technology.
...

Did you ever notice that some of your text book titles at school had the distinct aroma of vomit about them. I always wondered about that (Was it the paper? Was it the glue? Was it because someone had vomited on everyone's text book of that title, as some kind of critique of the content?).

Cheers,
Marc

[RickyMaveety]

Originally Posted by montsnmags

Did you ever notice that some of your text book titles at school had the distinct aroma of vomit about them. I always wondered about that (Was it the paper? Was it the glue? Was it because someone had vomited on everyone's text book of that title, as some kind of critique of the content?).

Cheers,
Marc

Now that you mention it .... yes. I never much thought about it, but then, that was the smell I associated with school generally until I got to college. Then the odor I most associated with class was formaldehyde.

Blech.

[Greg Anos]

Originally Posted by RickyMaveety

PLEASE send some of that HERE!! I am BEGGING you!!

Did you get any? I tried to send some rain....

[RickyMaveety]

Originally Posted by Ralph Sir Edward

Did you get any? I tried to send some rain....

No (sniff, whimper), the sky is all blue and clear and it's 100 degrees out again, and what is the POINT of all this stupid humidity if it's not going to RAIN????

I've been wandering around with a bandana headband for four days now looking like a blonde, female version of Tonto (in sunglasses, jeans and a paint covered t-shirt) just because the sweat is making my eyes burn like crazy!!

If I believed in a rain god, I would be out there in the yard pounding a drum and dancing my little heart out.

I'm just glad that tomorrow is Tuesday, because that means a free meal and several hours of good wine and good company. So, by 9:00 pm I should be much to wasted to care that it's freaking hot out.