Top 10s - Oct. 22-26

- Technology's 10 most mortifying moments

- The trippiest optical illusions on the Web

- 10 videos to change how you view the world

- Top ten rules for a top ten list

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POLL: What's your favorite smell?

- Cookies
- Coffee
- Flowers
- Bacon
- Cologne/perfume
- Money

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WHAT YOU SAID

Guys: How often do you wear a tie?

3.5% - A few times a week, depending on the outfit
9.7% - When I go to fancy parties or classy functions
13.2% - When I have to look nice for a client or the big boss
14.6% - Weddings and funerals of people I actually like
16.7% - Every day to work
17.4% - I refuse to bow to your neck-constricting tyranny!
25.0% - Weddings and funerals

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Japanese company unleashes smell-based ads

If the poster of a frosty glass of beer or the food in the window isn't enough to tempt you into the Kirin City beer hall near Tokyo station, NTT Communications Corp. is hoping a computer-controlled aroma of oranges or lemons will do the trick. The aromas are generated by a computer-controlled device that receives its instructions over the Internet, and results from the test could help kick-start a new form of advertising that assaults our sense of smell to push products. ...continue reading 'Japanese company unleashes smell-based ads'


WHAT'S WHIRLING

News: Jury duty to become slightly less onerous, thanks to wireless technology

Bad idea: Texting driver broadsides train

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Web comic of the week: Thingpart