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by It seems the nation that is slavishly devoted to hygiene products like smart toilets has done it again. Kohji Mitsubayashi and his colleagues of Japan's Tokyo Medical and Dental University have developed a sensor that can measure your bad breath to within a three decimal reading.
The device works by detecting the amount of a sulphurous chemical called methyl mercaptan (CH3SH), a byproduct of bacteria that feed on food and dead cells in your mouth and are the major cause of bad breath. Aside from the obvious pre-hot-date use, the sensitivity of the device could be useful in detecting the early warning signs of things like gum disease.
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Thinking Outside the Box by markmcb :: NR7 :: Show
If these Japanese smart guys would just think a little more, they could probably be millionaires. Just imagine if a similar device existed for flatulence. Every guy's dorm room and frat house in the US would own one if not more. It's simple evolution. I know guys who still put a match to their methane releases, but that is so caveman. It's the friggin' 21st century! These guys need to be brought into our digital world, and this is just the way. I can hear it now,
"Dude, I totally got a 9.433 while you were in class."
"No way dude."
"Dude, I'm serious."
"Splendid! Let me send an electronic mail to my chums and express my exuberance!"
Do you see how dude #2 was connected to our digital world? He even picked up a better vocabulary. I totally wasn't even expecting that. Amazing isn't it? I just hope these Japanese fellows are smart enough to see what's in front of them.