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... of the Kissenger device. [5 Ways Love Affects the Brain]

Weird Device Helps Long-Distance Lovers 'Teleport' Smooches
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Kissenger Devices
These devices, known as "Kissengers," allow long-distance couples to send kisses to each other when they are physically apart.
Credit: Hooman Samani

Long-distance lovebirds may soon be able to "teleport" kisses to one another, thanks to a high-tech but somewhat unusual device.

The smooching machine — called the "Kissenger," which is short for "Kiss-Messenger" — allows two people to transmit kisses to each other when they are physically apart.

"It is mostly a symbolic romantic device," said Hooman Samani, author of the study and inventor of the Kissenger device. [5 Ways Love Affects the Brain]

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