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I mean.. what did you expect? Did you think that they wired electrodes into someone's brain and simulated taste? We're you expecting claims of telepathically co

I mean.. what did you expect? Did you think that they wired electrodes into someone's brain and simulated taste? We're you expecting claims of telepathically communicating taste channels to virtual reality users? Or maybe they managed to upload someone's consciousness into vr, through which delivered virtual taste. As far as hacker news pedantry goes, this is award winning.

ash_091 2y ago
> what did you expect? Something like electrodes stimulating the tongue to create the sensation of flavour. I wouldn't call this "virtual taste" for the same reason I wouldn't describe Glade as "virtual scent".