The Technological “Magic” of TrueScent Futurist Arthur C. Clarke famously said that "any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." Well, the scientists at TrueScent have developed a product line that is technological “magic.” They ARE real explosives (no confusion for your K9), but they will not explode. The Bottom Line: With TrueScent your K9 is smelling the real thing. With pseudoscent dogs are not.