My local grocery store just installed an 🥑 ripeness scanner in the produce aisle.

A bunch of us just stared at it and circled it with our carts like it was the glossy slab appearing amidst the chimps in 2001 Space Odyssey

OneThird - Avocado Scanner.

https://onethird.io/avocado-scanner

Avocado scanner | OneThird

The avocado scanner allows shoppers to check avocado's ripeness level, reducing waste and boosting customer satisfaction and sales for retailers.

@AnnaAnthro Oh no! Now I have “Requiem fof Soprano” playing in my head!
@CWilbur Factoid: It was also used in OST of Godzilla! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Requiem_(Ligeti)
Requiem (Ligeti) - Wikipedia