Wasabi smoke alarms

Fire Alarm General Discussion
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Wasabi smoke alarms have been invented. They alert by the sense of smell, rather than making a sound.

http://www.mydigitallife.info/2010/12/17/wasabi-smoke-alarm-can-save-lives-in-a-fire/

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I saw this a month or so ago and instantly thought of a problem, couldent the strong smell trigger an atshma attack or something simmilar and end up killing people while their asleap?

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Strangest thing I’ve ever seen.

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Wasabi smoke alarms may be more effective at waking those with hearing loss than those with strobe lights.

[quote] If I was engrossed in a book or sleeping, a visual indication is less likely to attract my attention. An olfactory signal tends to be detected as an involuntary action, kind of like an Out-of-band signal. In this way, it is more like an audio alarm. Cool idea in any case.

Disclaimer: I am not deaf so my experiences and opinion mean diddlysquat.
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lol, if you are so engrossed in a book that you fail to notice a visual signal, its time to get some help.