Wasabi Alarm saves lives: Wake up deaf with the spicy smell

When a fire begins, the alarm comes into action-issues an ultra-pitcher smell

If a fire is happening, it may not wake up until it is too late. Especially if it is deaf and cannot hear the noise of objects to burn. It was with this in mind that a team of scientists created the

Sim, wasabigreen food, soft and spicy that usually accompanies the sushi pieces. All thanks to its intense, highly spicy smell.

The alarm was created in 2008 and is a bizarre innovation, but it can be quite useful to those who can’t hear – when there is a fire, it releases a smell.

“The proportion of elderly among fire victims was almost 50%. So decreased hearing capacity can be one of the causes of delay In realizing it and running away when a fire occurs, ”said the Japanese team who created the device to.

The device, when there is a fire, releases a synthesized smell similar to that of this rabban food.

According to what he reported at the time, the researchers first experienced hundreds of odors, including rotten eggsbefore they decide for Japanese condiment.

All to the alilo misiotyocyanate, A component present in the Wasabi that irritates the nose and awakens even those who sleep. “That’s why people can wake up after inhaling Wasabi diluted in the air,” explained psychiatrist Makoto Imai.

The discovery even was worth the team a Ig nobel – A humorous prize that distinguishes bizarre scientific innovations. As the creators of these awards say, these findings “first make people laugh and then make them think.”