Identifying People By Odor As Effective As Fingerprinting 157
A study has found that everybody has a unique body odor, like their fingerprints, that could be used as an unique identifier. The study showed that a persons unique odor stayed the same even if they varied their diet with strong smelling foods such as garlic and spices. "These findings indicate that biologically-based odorprints, like fingerprints, could be a reliable way to identify individuals," said Monell chemist Jae Kwak. I would have thought that hundreds of years of dogs tracking people would have proved this, but it's nice to know that science has figured it out officially now.
What porn site did that picture come from? (Score:5, Funny)
farts (Score:3, Funny)
Obviously... (Score:5, Funny)
It's on Idle because this idea was invented by Shampoo.
first post (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Why? (Score:2, Funny)
I was about to say something like that. This does have quite a bit of relevance to forensic examination, biometrics, chilling effects, avenues for technology, it's practically a topic for Slashdot paradise. I'm sure Microsoft will find a way to, dare I say it... stick their noses in it?
Re:Why? (Score:5, Funny)
My dog already knew and understood this, that does not speak well for science.
Alien 4 - Resurrection (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Obviously... (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Why? (Score:4, Funny)
awful.
Re:Not sure about uniquely identifying (Score:2, Funny)
Oh yeah, I agree with you one hundred percent. And apart from the cheek, the neck, behind the ear and on the lips, there was always one other place that had a very distinctive smell to it. Now what was that again ? It was something that I had to wash off vigorously with soap before returning to the wife, that's for sure. Come, help me out !
Re:Why? (Score:3, Funny)
Try running this then:
#!/bin/sh
while true; do
fork
done
How I find things in the dark at night (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Why? (Score:2, Funny)
I've got co-workers.
Re:Obviously... (Score:3, Funny)
Wait, so the underpants gnomes are Nazis? I guess we figured out what the missing part of:
1. Steal underpants
2. ???
3. Profit!
was.