upon further inspection the product is indeed a hoax
as things on thinkgeek usually are.
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connor,
Sat 24 Jan 2009, 22:12,
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hmmm.
but a device that you plugged in to a laptop to test substances (a mini GC-MS or a molecular nose). that would be cool.
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The Alchemist king of the needlessly complicated,
Sat 24 Jan 2009, 22:16,
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