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I dream of a world where I merely open my mouth and wish it and the gum just flies down into it, already unwrapped. You’re working toward this world and I comm
by prepend 2y ago
I dream of a world where I merely open my mouth and wish it and the gum just flies down into it, already unwrapped.
You’re working toward this world and I commend you.
- thfuran 2y agoI'll hold out for the teleportation-based version so I don't have to go through the effort of opening my mouth.
- generic92034 2y agoI would hope that we have invented error-free software development by then, though. Otherwise, a small error leading to the wrong coordinates could really ruin your day (or head)... ;)
- ChainOfFools 2y agoOr use lasers and tiny gum-shaped smoke bombs to sample and model the local air column currents, pre soften and flatten a portion of the gum paper-thin with some sort of wettimg/rolling assembly, stage, then let it drop and form its own miniature gum parachute or replica of one of those whirling propeller seeds that have a built-in wing to slow their fall.
- dmvdoug 2y agoStartup opportunity: AI inside a small in-mouth implant to provide nerve stimulus to open mouth for you when it detects floaty inbound gum.
- thfuran 2y agoThat does sound convenient. Can it be hooked up to my eyes to detect flies and close my mouth to make sure I don't inhale bugs while biking?
- PlunderBunny 2y agoWhat about a “we will remember it for you wholesale” version of the gum experience - you pay money and are then implanted with memories that are indistinguishable from chewing the gum. I kinda think this is the end goal for all capitalism - you pay money for nothing.
- tamimio 2y agoAt the speed of gravitational fall, it might choke you!
- prepend 2y agoThis is part of the challenge, as I want a pleasant experience. Not a terminal one.
- tamimio 2y agoPerhaps small guided parachutes that receive an auto-correction location from the RPi and track the mouth? The issue is that the gum will be expensive.
- burnished 2y agoMaybe a receiving chute? Small, portable, and a clearer indication (cannot be confused with a yawn), plus it'll open up the variety of comestibles you can purchase just s mouthful of. No more forks, no more spoons, just a little sloped thing to slow and guide
- moralestapia 2y agoPre-chewed, perhaps.
- mapcars 2y agoPeople still use gum in 2024? I thought it's a wide knowledge that it's bad for you in every single way
- moralestapia 2y agohttps://www.statista.com/statistics/1026426/global-chewing-gum-market-size-by-region/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/1026426/global-chewing-g... Since you haven't seen someone chewing gum in a while, I'm now curious about where you live. North Korea? Singapore?
- tamimio 2y agoI do, specifically Mastic gum.
- mapcars 2y agoAlright, I didn't mean the natural/medicinal gums
- gaudystead 2y agoApparently the knowledge isn't wide enough, because this is the first I'm hearing of it... Why is gum bad for you? I knew it was in a downward sales trend, but I figured that was just consumer preferences changing over time.
- hanniabu 2y agoIngredients are poor for mouth and gut microbiome, but then again so is mostly everything else that's processed
- aidenn0 2y agoGum with sugar is bad for your teeth. Gum without sugar has xylitol in it, which is good for your teeth, but may increase your risk of heart attacks and strokes due to it promoting blood clotting[1]. 1: https://newsroom.clevelandclinic.org/2024/06/06/cleveland-clinic-led-study-links-sugar-substitute-to-increased-risk-of-heart-attack-and-stroke https://newsroom.clevelandclinic.org/2024/06/06/cleveland-cl...
- anewhnaccount2 2y agoThen a seagull flies overhead ;)