“I love the smell of fear in the morningâ€
by The PerfessorTags: Mr. Fear
According to a new study, there is “Evidence that the smell of fear is real.†This news was uncovered by US scientists last year who studied the underarm secretions of 20 terrified novice skydivers and discovered that people appeared to respond unconsciously to the sweat smell of a frightened person. Now the Telegraph reports that researchers hope a “fear detector†will make it possible to identify individuals at check points who are up to no good.
Yep, that’s right, people can apparently detect (unconsciously to be sure) whether or not someone is stressed or scared by smelling a chemical pheromone released in their sweat. This, according to researchers who have investigated the underarm secretions of petrified skydivers.
In fact, there is now An actual device that can smell human fear which is being developed by British scientists who hope that it could eventually be used to identify terrorists by detecting scents found in sweat.
Me thinks that this could all lead to interesting times.
The Perfessor
November 9th, 2009 at 8:19 am
"THE ONLY THING WE HAVE TO FEAR...
IS THE SMELL OF FEAR ITSELF!"
November 9th, 2009 at 9:32 am
Enter, the Spleen!
The Perfessor