Sound-Generating Cigarettes
Korean cigarette maker KT&G was recently granted a patent (No. 12,262,733) for cigarettes "from which sound is generated." Their patent notes that cigarettes are typically differentiated by taste, smell, or appearance — but not by sound. Which makes their invention novel. The patent is vague about what sounds exactly the cigarettes will make. Though it talks about being inspired by Indonesian kretek (clove) cigarettes which often make a crackling (or "kretek-kretek") sound. It also mentions that a popping sound is possible. So crackling and popping. I'm imagining cigarettes that sound like a bowl of Rice Krispies.
Korean cigarette maker KT&G was recently granted a patent (No. 12,262,733) for cigarettes "from which sound is generated."
Their patent notes that cigarettes are typically differentiated by taste, smell, or appearance — but not by sound. Which makes their invention novel.
The patent is vague about what sounds exactly the cigarettes will make. Though it talks about being inspired by Indonesian kretek (clove) cigarettes which often make a crackling (or "kretek-kretek") sound.
It also mentions that a popping sound is possible.
So crackling and popping. I'm imagining cigarettes that sound like a bowl of Rice Krispies.
Their patent notes that cigarettes are typically differentiated by taste, smell, or appearance — but not by sound. Which makes their invention novel.
The patent is vague about what sounds exactly the cigarettes will make. Though it talks about being inspired by Indonesian kretek (clove) cigarettes which often make a crackling (or "kretek-kretek") sound.
It also mentions that a popping sound is possible.
So crackling and popping. I'm imagining cigarettes that sound like a bowl of Rice Krispies.
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