We get some interesting project requests working at a research university. When I first heard about the “Stink Projector” or “Fart Locator”, I’ll admit I fell over laughing. Okay, okay, so the official name of the project was NOT the “Stink Projector” or the “Fart Locator” but the Trajectory Analysis Tool.
The point of the project was to create a Flash application that uses XML and data from weather-monitoring stations in Corpus Christi to plot air flow around the region. Why? To allow residents who smell something funny to be able to determine where the stink might be coming from.
Perhaps one day we really will have Smell-o-vision on our mobile devices so the burning question over who cut the cheese will finally be answered. Be on your guard, olfactory assassins!