In the heart of the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles, where failed tech innovators and endless trash heaps collide, a new startup ran their first VR taste experiments using Ai in the only place that made sense—a dumpster on Ventura Boulevard.
The study's research centered around a rusted-out bin filled with discarded prototypes, rotting produce, and moreover, an enthusiastic test group. After an unfortunate tumble into the test site, developers strapped in and synced their neural sensors as they got straight to work cataloging the complex flavor panels of garbage. Fermented liquids, weeks' old fruits and vegetables, human urine, and various discarded metals, paper and plastic, laid the perfect tapestry for what they'd find.
Originally intended for gourmet VR dining and immersive gaming experiences, the device instead became an internet sensation after its Random Taste Generator caught on to the gooner community, with alarming suggestions such as “Fossilized Bubblegum” and “Gas Station Hot Dogs”. Influencers gagged while audiences awed at the possibilities. Scientists admired the unhinged new frontiers brought forth from not only the real experiment but the social experiment taking place online. Lawsuits were threatened, but the company issued only one disclaimer going forward:
“No refunds for dumpster-induced flavor trauma.”
But let’s be real—some people wanted to suffer.
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