Remember all those years and posts ago when I had a once-in-a-lifetime moment and came up with the idea that a machine that can modify memories would be the way of the future? (If you don't, here's the link to the article.. http://amritkosaraju.blogspot.in/2011/02/way-of-future.html. I'm becoming quite the salesman, eh?)
I don't know if there's been any development in that field, but I remain hugely confident that the idea WILL earn me millions in the future.
Guess what folks!? I have had that once-in-a-lifetime moment again! The irony eh!?
Here it is.
You know how when someone passes by you and the way they smell or the scent they're wearing suddenly throws you back to the memories of a time long gone? Well, if you don't know, that's because the olfactory glands (the glands that are used to identify smell) are quite closely situated to the area of the brain that stores memories (to explain in simple terms). The smell also triggers the memories.
Hair spray, lip balm, shampoo or perfumes used by random women passing by remind me of past memories that I don't necessarily want to relive. Strangely, so does the smell of vodka.
It's kinda hard to concentrate when the person you are supposed to interview triggers memories from the past. (P.S, no, the person I was supposed to interview wasn't drunk on vodka. If that was the scenario, it would've been better, to be honest).
The solution? Initially, I thought maybe the radical step of severing the olfactory glands would be the way to go. But then, not being able to smell your favourite food or the smell of rain in the air would be too high a price to pay.
The solution!? Alas, the solution is not simple or easy. Numerous complications arise when you mess with olfactory glands or memories. Or as it turns out, the solution is practically impossible. So I guess, the only route around this hassle might he to come up with a memory modifier.
Turns out I didn't really have a once-in-a-lifetime moment for the second time in my life. I had the same once-in-a-lifetime moment twice. Doesn't that still count? It does to me.
I don't know if there's been any development in that field, but I remain hugely confident that the idea WILL earn me millions in the future.
Guess what folks!? I have had that once-in-a-lifetime moment again! The irony eh!?
Here it is.
You know how when someone passes by you and the way they smell or the scent they're wearing suddenly throws you back to the memories of a time long gone? Well, if you don't know, that's because the olfactory glands (the glands that are used to identify smell) are quite closely situated to the area of the brain that stores memories (to explain in simple terms). The smell also triggers the memories.
Hair spray, lip balm, shampoo or perfumes used by random women passing by remind me of past memories that I don't necessarily want to relive. Strangely, so does the smell of vodka.
It's kinda hard to concentrate when the person you are supposed to interview triggers memories from the past. (P.S, no, the person I was supposed to interview wasn't drunk on vodka. If that was the scenario, it would've been better, to be honest).
The solution? Initially, I thought maybe the radical step of severing the olfactory glands would be the way to go. But then, not being able to smell your favourite food or the smell of rain in the air would be too high a price to pay.
The solution!? Alas, the solution is not simple or easy. Numerous complications arise when you mess with olfactory glands or memories. Or as it turns out, the solution is practically impossible. So I guess, the only route around this hassle might he to come up with a memory modifier.
Turns out I didn't really have a once-in-a-lifetime moment for the second time in my life. I had the same once-in-a-lifetime moment twice. Doesn't that still count? It does to me.
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