{"id":3199,"date":"2021-10-10T13:40:51","date_gmt":"2021-10-10T11:40:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2021\/10\/10\/readers-reply-why-havent-we-invented-a-way-to-record-and-play-back-smells\/"},"modified":"2021-10-10T13:40:51","modified_gmt":"2021-10-10T11:40:51","slug":"readers-reply-why-havent-we-invented-a-way-to-record-and-play-back-smells","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2021\/10\/10\/readers-reply-why-havent-we-invented-a-way-to-record-and-play-back-smells\/","title":{"rendered":"Readers reply: why haven\u2019t we invented a way to record and play back smells?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The long-running series in which readers answer other readers\u2019 questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts<\/p>\n

I imagine that a couple of hundred years ago the idea of recording and playing back audio or video was as ridiculous as the idea seems now of recording and playing back odours. So why have we made so much progress at the first but none at the second? Peter Keyston, Newton Blossomville<\/em><\/p>\n

Send new questions to <\/em>nq@theguardian.com<\/a><\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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\nThe long-running series in which readers answer other readers\u2019 questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts
\nI imagine that a couple of hundred years ago the idea of recording and playing back audio or video was as ridiculous as the idea seems now of recording and playing back odours. So why have we made so much progress at the first but none at the second? Peter Keyston, Newton Blossomville
\nSend new questions to nq@theguardian.com. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The long-running series in which readers answer other readers\u2019 questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts I imagine that a couple of hundred years ago the idea of recording and playing back audio or video was as ridiculous as the idea seems now of recording and playing …<\/p>\n

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