I’ve smelled the future

Posted on October 29, 2003 by Gene

Good news, everyone!
GotFuturama.com reports that the Smelloscope, invented by the erstwhile Dr. Farnsworth of New New York in 3001, has fallen through a time warp to the present day:

While commercial suicide booths and the personal Tube Transport System haven’t materialized yet, the Smell-O-Scope seems to be making advances. At least from the first looks.
CNN’s offbeat syndication of the AP article “Rangers sniff out odors at big farms” features a picture of the so-called olfactometer in use. While it can’t sniff particles at great distances (it does the opposite and dilutes incomming stink by an exact ratio) it sure looks just like a portable version of Farnsworth’s invention.