AUTOMOTIVE maker Ford has employed 18 so-called "golden noses" at its factories in China, to ensure its vehicles smell just right for the huge Chinese market.
Apparently consumers in China aren't big fans of the 'new car smell' so popular in Western markets, with the expert sniffers employed to evaluate all the materials that go into the cars.
Chinese drivers would prefer their cars don't smell of anything in particular.
"In North America, people want a new car smell and will even buy a 'new car' spray to make older cars feel new and fresh. In China it's the opposite," said a spokesperson for the carmaker.
This is why he's a (not so) big winner. A professional gambler in Las Vegas has netted US$600,000, after a group of betting mates wagered that he couldn't reduce his body fat to less than 10%.
Walter Fisher, 36, told the New York Post he started overeating during a losing streak and gained about 20kg in a month.
That was back in Dec last year, when Fisher weighed 110kg and was $100,000 in debt.
He made the bet with fellow gamblers, and it certainly gave him motivation, with the six month period since seeing him lose about 30kg, now weighing 80kg with 8.8% body fat.
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