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It looks like they won a IG Nobel in 2011: https://www.improbable.com/ig-about/winners/#ig2011 https://www.improbable.com/ig-about/winners/#ig2011 And it's in
by gav 6y ago
It looks like they won a IG Nobel in 2011:
https://www.improbable.com/ig-about/winners/#ig2011 https://www.improbable.com/ig-about/winners/#ig2011
And it's in the National Museum of Scotland:
https://www.nms.ac.uk/explore-our-collections/stories/science-and-technology/elements-of-esf/elements/fire/ https://www.nms.ac.uk/explore-our-collections/stories/scienc...
Unfortunately I can't seem to find any evidence that they turned it into a real product.
- polm23 6y agoThis old page makes it look like it was a real product, unclear how it was sold though. Also no product name, oddly... https://web.archive.org/web/20160304171428/http://www.pixen-e.jp/product/wasabi.html https://web.archive.org/web/20160304171428/http://www.pixen-...
- numpad0 6y ago“臭気発生装置 WA-1型(Odor generation device Type WA-1)” seems to be the name. Listed on Rakuten for about $516 but not sure if it’s in stock or merely listed there. Looks like it works as a wireless slave device for compatible smoke detectors, with one included in the kit.