Imagine this.... You're sleeping peacefully in your bed and dreaming about World Peace. Suddenly, the fire alarm goes off and everyone in the building evacuates.... except you. Why is that? Because you are Deaf. you didn't hear the fire alarm. Additionally, the fire alarm wasn't hooked up to your vibrating bed or perhaps, the flashing light wasn't bright enough to wake you up. Great! Here comes tons of medical bills, therapy, and lawsuits. Tsk! Tsk!
That doesn't sound a very pleasant situation to be in. Unfortunately, that's something many Deaf people have experienced at least once in their lifetime. I, too, did experience it when I was a student in college. Ouch!
Well, no more worries!!! A Japanese company has developed a fire alarm that alerts people with impaired hearing by emitting the strong smell of wasabi. That's right! You heard me. WASABI!
"We tested many different scents, but we found that the chemical components of wasabi make if difficult for people not to wake up when it is released," said Chigusa Shimokawa of Seems, a Tokyo company that is distributing the Wasabi Odour fire alarm. "We tried peppermint, lavender and many others, but none of them worked like wasabi being sprayed into a room."
Seemsis planning to open a global sales campaign soon. So watch out for Wasabi!
The only 2 questions I have are:
- What about those Deaf people who cannot smell? Will it still be effective?
- How do we clean it up afterwards?
For more details: go here.
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