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There’s an electric salt spoon that adds umami flavor
Shocking, if true.
But don’t despair — Japanese company Kirin claims to have a solution in its Electric Salt Spoon, which uses electrodes to electrify your tongue to give you a little salty shock. Kirin partnered with Professor Homei Miyashita from Japan’s Meiji University School of Science and Technology to test the tech in a set of chopsticks that were attached via wire to a wrist-worn battery pack. According to a ChatGPT translation of Kirin’s safety precautions for the Electric Salt Spoon ( PDF), certain people shouldn’t use it, including those who use implanted medical devices like pacemakers or wearables like heart rate monitors, have metal allergies, have facial nerve issues, suffer from bleeding disorders, are currently undergoing dental treatment, or might be pregnant.
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