Fire alarms that alert you with a loud, blaring noise are obviously useless for deaf people. So a Japanese company has developed an alarm that sprays the scent of horseradish in the air when there is a fire. Tests conducted by researchers at Shiga University of Medical Science Hospital have shown that the spray is very effective in waking up sleeping subjects.
(Source: Boing Boing and WCTV)
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