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"The Japanese people love their salt, perhaps as much as Americans love their
sugar high fructose corn syrup and caffeine. But none of these are particularly
good for you. Although humans do need some salt in their diets to continue
existing, the average Japanese person may be eating too much of it on a regular
basis — twice the amount recommended by the World Health Organization,
according to Reuters. Cue the invention of electric chopsticks, which provide
salty flavor without the actual sodium.
No, you won’t get shocked — not even a fresh 9 V to the tongue’s worth. The
tips of the chopsticks are made of something food-safe and conductive, and one
is wired to a bracelet that contains a small computer. Using a weak current,
the chopsticks transmit sodium ions from the food to the tongue, which
increases the perceived saltiness by 1.5x. The device was co-created by a Meiji
University professor and a Japanese beverage maker, who hope to commercialize
it sometime next year."
Via Christoph S.
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