Scratch n’ Sniff Photos on News Bites

Posted by NG Kids in News Bites on April 1, 2010

Researchers at the University of Monongahela have developed scratch and sniff photo technology for the Internet and mobile devices like cell phones. We have added a couple of photos today for you to get a whiff of this cool new discovery. Give the photos below a little rub and sniff the photos on the screen. Can you smell the fragrant flower?

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Or the delicious cheese and sauce of this tasty pizza?

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How does this work? Keep reading to find out!


APRIL FOOL!

We don’t actually have scratch n’ sniff pictures on our website. Did you fall for this or did you smell a rat?

Photographs by Sara Zeglin

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Comments

  1. emshemie3
    April 1, 2010, 4:58 pm

    Can’t smell a thing. How does it work? Please explain.

  2. DolphinDreamz
    April 1, 2010, 7:09 pm

    You had me fooled! I really smelled the flower!!!

  3. chelly
    April 2, 2010, 5:19 pm

    hmmmmmmmm

  4. Snowfur
    April 2, 2010, 9:43 pm

    Good trick… I’ll try that on my mom next year.

  5. princessans
    April 3, 2010, 9:08 am

    i have a cold so i could’nt smell a thing.

  6. photographyrocks247
    April 3, 2010, 10:53 am

    I was scratching the computer screen so hard (I have a cold, so I can’t smell anything) and I just thought that I couldn’t smell it. Ha ha ha

  7. nirebrynn
    April 3, 2010, 9:38 pm

    huh i don,t get it i can,t smell the flower or pizza?

  8. HateLov746
    April 5, 2010, 9:29 am

    Wow what a slice of pizza you Have there what is the topping on it it taste sooooo delicious

  9. 2whitie
    April 5, 2010, 6:09 pm

    Oh, I did it too. I am so gullible it is not even funny. I was desprate to smell it, and from past pranks, I should have seen ut through. ;D

  10. 2mace
    April 5, 2010, 7:54 pm

    I just got pranked! I thought it was a real scrach’n'sniff:)

  11. emshemie3
    April 5, 2010, 9:07 pm

    Oh duh! This is a joke. Ya got me good!!!

  12. looey00
    April 6, 2010, 12:29 am

    you fooled me on the pizza but i could smell it AND taste it too mmmmmmm i wanna pizza right now!! im gonna try that on my mon next year!!!

  13. lila11
    April 6, 2010, 2:53 pm

    Very funny. I’m probably gonna get in trouble for rubbing the computer

  14. alyssarox
    April 7, 2010, 11:56 am

    I actually started sniffing the computer screen!:)

  15. bastianator
    April 7, 2010, 5:10 pm

    ha ha!I wish that pizza was real!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  16. aly L
    April 9, 2010, 12:18 pm

    i totally love the article ng you rock !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  17. hihihihi12334
    April 9, 2010, 12:18 pm

    haha oh wow

  18. Anonymous
    January 25, 2011, 6:50 pm

    I actually started sniffing the screen.I swear i could smell pizza(maby that’s what for dinner:-D)

  19. echiu411
    September 13, 2011, 6:04 pm

    omg!
    my sister was wondering y i was
    sniffing the screen
    geez
    that was mean
    LOL!!!!

  20. oceangirl15
    May 22, 2012, 7:54 pm

    I fell for it! I actually scartched annd sniffed the computer screen. LOL! I’m glad no one saw me do it. That would be embarrasing!

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