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Made in the late 60s, patented in the 70s.
A fragrant coating is applied to items like stickers, so when it is scratched it releases an odor related to the coated image.
Gale W. Matson accidentally invented the technology while working for 3M in the 1960s. He was attempting to create a new method for making carbonless copy paper using microencapsulation.
One of the earliest uses of scratch-and-sniff technology can be found in the 1971 children’s book “Little Bunny Follows His Nose,” which features various smellable objects such as peaches, roses, and pine needles.
Micro-encapsulation: tiny droplets are surrounded with coating.
For the original release of the game Snatcher, Japanese videogame producer Hideo Kojima had planned to have floppy disks painted over with heat-sensitive iron-smelling paint, though the idea was immediately dropped by the rest of the staff. After 15 minutes of play, the disc would have heated up and released a smell akin to a “murder scene” or blood as the paint melted off. As well, it would have revealed a message underneath, a hint to one of the game’s puzzles.
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