1.
Weather prediction.
As related by Daniel Feldman:
In 1922, Lewis Fry Richardson came up with the basic equations used to predict the weather. But computers had’t been invented yet. So he proposed a stadium-like building with 64,000 “computers” (people) passing paper slips and choreographed by a conductor like an orchestra.
Full details in the book Weather prediction by numerical process (1922):
he is like the conductor of an orchestra in which the instruments are slide-rules and calculating machines. But instead of waving a baton he turns a beam of rosy light upon any region that is running ahead of the rest, and a beam of blue light upon those who are behindhand.
The full description is on page 219. Worth a read.
2.
Salty cutlery.
Electric Chopsticks Make Food Taste More Savory Without Added Salt (Gizmodo).
In a recent trial the added electrical stimulation was found to increase the salty flavor of a given food by almost 1.5 times.
So you can electrocute your mouth and, in return, reduce the salt in your food by 30%.
SEE ALSO:
PepsiCo invented a new salt molecule just for crisps.
3.
Horse bread.
For Centuries, English Bakers’ Biggest Customers Were Horses (Atlas Obscura).
Horse bread, typically a flat, brown bread baked alongside human bread, fueled England’s equine transport system from the Middle Ages up until the early 1800s. It was so logistically important that it was more highly regulated than its human counterpart, with commercial bakers adhering to laws dictating who could bake horse bread, as well as the bread’s price, size, and occasionally even its composition.
The article includes this quote: I consider that horse bread is the period analogue for the pellets we use today.
But I think it sounds more like batteries.
4.
Fighter jet perfume.
Fighter Jet-Scented Perfume Created in Russia.
Based on “The Checkmate,” the fifth-generation single-engine light tactical fighter
.
Perfumers used original samples of metal alloys, glass and leather trim of the fifth-generation fighter’s cockpit combined with light shades of juniper, patchouli and oak moss. The five main notes of the composition blended well owing to the technogenic chord of the perfume.
Who is this perfume intended to attract?
1.
Weather prediction.
As related by Daniel Feldman:
Full details in the book Weather prediction by numerical process (1922):
The full description is on page 219. Worth a read.
2.
Salty cutlery.
Electric Chopsticks Make Food Taste More Savory Without Added Salt (Gizmodo).
So you can electrocute your mouth and, in return, reduce the salt in your food by 30%.
SEE ALSO:
PepsiCo invented a new salt molecule just for crisps.
3.
Horse bread.
For Centuries, English Bakers’ Biggest Customers Were Horses (Atlas Obscura).
The article includes this quote:
But I think it sounds more like batteries.
4.
Fighter jet perfume.
Fighter Jet-Scented Perfume Created in Russia.
Based on “The Checkmate,” .
Who is this perfume intended to attract?