Mmm , mind - turn away USB lollipops , the “ delicious new confectionary uses cutting edge Sensory Substitution Technology to transmit vivid emotive image into your idea ’s eye . ” Wait , what ? touch off via USB ? Shockingly , it might actually be legit . It may seem like a entire pseud ( and the “ e-mail for availability ” inter-group communication on the “ Order Online ” page does n’t help ) , but the conception behind Eye Candy is in reality based on real scientific inquiry . In the 1970s , Mexican Neuroscientist Paul Bach - y - Rita , explicate the then - demented estimation that the brain could accept other non - optic stimulant , such as someone tracing a figure on your back , and really create a vision of the figure in your mind as if you had seen it . Devices like Eye Candy work by produce a matrix of small electrical pulses on your tongue , which is load with nerve , in the shape of a sure object to fool the brain into seeing it . Whether a false - image of a fish can help you loosen up , or a faux spider can help you OVERCOME your fears like Eye Candy swan is a different matter entirely , but the technical school is not a total humbug .
This Wired Science section shows a very similar machine used by a blind person to read number on playing cards as if he was look mighty at them , and even stick with a path drawn on the ground . Pretty awful poppycock . And it can be yours , with pat package design on top!Click to view[Eye Candy ]
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