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How would one construct a smell mirror?

by MattHeard 12y ago

hcentipede 12y ago
Human centipede basically.
- enraged_camel 12y ago
  What blows my mind is that you created an account seemingly just to make this unfunny joke.
renox 12y ago
How about a "sound mirror"? Bats and dolphin in a way "view" sounds with their echolocation..
- ars 12y ago
  A sound mirror is just a wall.
  - chad_oliver 12y ago
    To be fair, a visual mirror is just a special type of wall.
  - tripzilch 12y ago
    It has to be a very very flat and even wall, otherwise the echo image will be distorted or "blurry". Such do not really appear in nature. Just like the only natural equivalent to a visual mirror is a very still pond, viewed under an angle.
- YokoZar 12y ago
  For echolocation to work, you'd basically need some sort of mold of the animal itself that moved in real-time to match it.
ANTSANTS 12y ago
Stick your nose in your armpit?
Mandatum 12y ago
I'd look at the technology behind "Smell O Rama": http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_scent_technology http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_scent_technology It's a gimmick they used in the early 50's, adding associated smells to movies. I'm not sure about on-the-fly smell creation though.
morganherlocker 12y ago
One biologist has attempted to create a test with dogs. The basic hypothesis is that dogs should be able to recognize their own urine if they can detect "self" through smell. The results so far have been inconclusive[1] [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirror_test#Animals_with_a_non-visual_primary_sense http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirror_test#Animals_with_a_non-...
jengamaster 12y ago
I think the hardest part of creating a mirror for these other kinds of senses would be the fact that you need to be able to modify the 'reflected medium' in such a way that you can: 1: Determine if the subject is capable of detecting the modification 2: Determine if the subject has detected the modification 3: Have the subject acknowledge that they are the subject of the modification by attempting to correct it. I guess hearing a crow clear his throat would be an indication of sentience.

How would one construct a smell mirror?

hcentipede 12y ago

Human centipede basically.

enraged_camel 12y ago
What blows my mind is that you created an account seemingly just to make this unfunny joke.

renox 12y ago

How about a "sound mirror"? Bats and dolphin in a way "view" sounds with their echolocation..

ars 12y ago
A sound mirror is just a wall.
- chad_oliver 12y ago
  To be fair, a visual mirror is just a special type of wall.
- tripzilch 12y ago
  It has to be a very very flat and even wall, otherwise the echo image will be distorted or "blurry". Such do not really appear in nature. Just like the only natural equivalent to a visual mirror is a very still pond, viewed under an angle.
YokoZar 12y ago
For echolocation to work, you'd basically need some sort of mold of the animal itself that moved in real-time to match it.

ANTSANTS 12y ago

Stick your nose in your armpit?

Mandatum 12y ago

I'd look at the technology behind "Smell O Rama": http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_scent_technology http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_scent_technology It's a gimmick they used in the early 50's, adding associated smells to movies. I'm not sure about on-the-fly smell creation though.

morganherlocker 12y ago

One biologist has attempted to create a test with dogs. The basic hypothesis is that dogs should be able to recognize their own urine if they can detect "self" through smell. The results so far have been inconclusive[1] [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirror_test#Animals_with_a_non-visual_primary_sense http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirror_test#Animals_with_a_non-...

jengamaster 12y ago

I think the hardest part of creating a mirror for these other kinds of senses would be the fact that you need to be able to modify the 'reflected medium' in such a way that you can: 1: Determine if the subject is capable of detecting the modification 2: Determine if the subject has detected the modification 3: Have the subject acknowledge that they are the subject of the modification by attempting to correct it. I guess hearing a crow clear his throat would be an indication of sentience.