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It is a testifiable fact that no two people sneeze alike. Hence, a viable home security system would be one where, as you stand at the front door, a puff of pepper is sprayed in your nose, and you must sneeze correctly in order to be let in.
Top secret buildings might have "sneeze hallways" in
them, where in order to enter particular sectors you must pass through a corridor guaranteed to make you sneeze several times. The involuntariness and necessity of the sneezes will prevent would-be sneeze manipulators from changing the characteristics of their natural sneeze.
Police could also make use of this new technology. When in pursuit of a suspect, "pepper bullets" could be released, causing the subject to sneeze, and the sound of the suspect's sneeze recorded. The subject could then be made to sneeze in a court of law, and a Sneeze Recognition machine would indicate if the right man is on trial.
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pepper-shots up the nose every morning? ouch. |
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I can just imagine cashing my check this way....I'm in a hurry, and can't seem to muster a sneeze. The line behind me grow impatient.... |
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//no two people sneeze alike//? none of my sneezes are the same! |
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Pepper spray would not be needed in all cases. About 1/3 of the Earth’s population are like me: we sneeze when exposed to bright light. Looking towards the sun, I sneeze three times, always three identical sneezes.
(As you might expect, this is followed by temporary blindness.) |
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[ldischler], don't go towards the light... |
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Ooh, good point, [dag]. That recognition mic or screen would get pretty nasty pretty quick. |
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I also sneeze when exposed to bright light, but to the best of my knowledge have no Mogwai genes. |
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When an undergraduate, the lecture theatres made me sneeze five times about ten minutes after I first went into them. People learnt to tell when I'd skipped the first lecture of the day. They still make me sneeze, but now I'm doing the lecturing. |
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I like other ideas of recogntion.
compared to this.. |
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I think the sneeze technique of others is reasonably simple to pick up, however, so this would not be secure. |
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