Sweat Ducts May Act As Antenna For Lie Detection

Reservoir Hill writes "Researchers have discovered that human skin may contain millions of tiny "antennas" in the form of microscopic sweat ducts that may reveal a person's physical and emotional state. This discovery might eventually result in lie detectors that operate at a distance. In experiments, the team beamed electromagnetic waves with a frequency range of about 100 gigahertz at the hands of test subjects and measured the frequency of the electromagnetic waves reflecting off the subjects' skin. Initially, the experiments were carried out in contact with the subjects' hands, but even at a distance of 22 cm, researchers found a strong correlation between subjects' blood pressure and pulse rate, and the frequency response of their skin."

Women

[teebob21]

Only men will need this sort of technology...

Here's to wifes and girlfriends....may they never meet.

tinfoil hat

[aleph42]

Ok, that does it.

I hereby ask that nobody ever refers to "tinfoil hat" in a deragatory manner anymore, because we are going to seriously need them.

(cue all known jokes about tinfoil hats, of course; but this is actually a serious post; when some guy will first need to use tinfoil to do any political activism, mainstrem medias should not be able to diss him just because "tinfoil hat" is linked to crazy people).

I may have to consult a scientologist here, but...

[Kifoth]

Surely they'll only get readings if the subject's engrams are out of whack? :)

Re:tinfoil hat

[ArsenneLupin]

I'm afraid, against this technology, a tinfoil hat will not be enough. You'll need a tinfoil bunny suit.

Re:Is someone telling the truth?

[somersault]

Unless you're talking about being abducted by aliens, sounds pretty plausible to me :P

HA! to all who claimed I was going to die alone

[Anonymous Coward]

"reveal a person's physical and emotional state."

Forget the lie detector. Bring on the gadget that shows me what my chances are of getting lucky.

Re:tinfoil hat

[kitsunewarlock]

Combine these technologies and you'll have marketers using your movements in public to create a "real world" MMORPG in which NPC's movements and actions are based on what happens to non-Players (literally people who don't pay the MMO company) in the game.
And yes, the marketers will jump out with swords and chain mail and scare the NPCs in order to garner appropriate reactions, when needed. Or just use the "system over-ride" that prevents players from being tracked in the game to stop tracking people's movements once a peculiar event (such as talking to an NPC or a battle nearby) occurs.

and cats

[migloo]

Great!
Science may soon match the mood detection ability of cats.

Re:tinfoil hat

[Dr. Hellno]

can brain scanner tell I just shit my pants?

Re:tinfoil hat

[MrNaz]

Bear in mind that we can now use these to tell if politicians are lying.

  Sadaam has WMDs!
*BZZZT!*
  He is a threat to our safety!
*BZZZT!*
  He hates our freedom!
*BZZZT!*
  He is armed with foul language and has a nasty temper...
*crickets*

Telemendaciometer Scale

[ajs318]

I can see the scale on this remote lie detector now ..... it would have to have a nice big round dial labelled in words (in big serif type) and a black arrow-tipped pointer pivoted on jewelled bearings which, thanks to a well-crafted damping vane, would sweep smoothly and hardly oscillate at all .....

"TRUE" ..... "MILDLY DISINGENUOUS" ..... "FIB" ..... "STRETCHING CREDULITY" ..... "MARKETING" ..... "WHOPPER" ..... "SOFTWARE MARKETING" ..... and in big, red letters over at the far end ..... "YOUNG EARTH CREATIONISM"

Re:tinfoil hat

[Anonymous Coward]

And the fools laughed at me! Who's laughing now?

In Other News.....

[IHC Navistar]

The underwire in a push-up bra also acts as an antenna for lie detection.....

(GASP!) You LIED to me!

Re:tinfoil hat

[Naughty Bob]

can brain scanner tell I just shit my pants?

Depends on where your brain is in relation to where you shit from.

My guess is 'yes'.

Re:Nerves

[cbart387]

Can you get the word out on this miraculous device. The smell of the computer lab begs to differ.

Re:tinfoil hat

[mikiN]

That's just a high tech upgrade to "Society", the MMORPG we've all been playing since birth. Just replace "chain mail" with "bullet-proof vests" and "swords" with "batons" and "Tasers" and you get it. To stir up the game the DM (called PM in the UK, President in the US) sometimes orders police vans armed with tear gas grenades and water cannons out onto the streets. There are relatively few NPC's in this game (among them hobos, Travellers, illegal immigrants and wild animals) since most of us are forced to subscribe by paying taxes.

Re:tinfoil hat

[MrNaz]

Not too sure about that, Monica Lewinsky's lips moved quite a bit from what I hear, but it certainly wasn't in the course of saying anything. Then again, she's not a real politician, so...

e-meters?

[Anonymous Coward]

Maybe this will result in more accurate e-meters? This would be great cause my hands get really sore from holding the cans during a long auditing session.