Have you ever eaten Japanese food? I know I have and I surely love it. Especially sushi and sashimi. It's such a taste sensation, the fresh fish, the fragrant rice and then that exiguous hit of mustardy hotness from the wasabi horseradish. That's right, that green paste under the fish is the wasabi. If you have tried it then you know that if you eat too much of it then it goes right up your nose like a bullet and makes your eyes start to water profusely. Fun in itself.
The wasabi root is ground down to yield the pungent food ingredient that is such an integral part of Japanese cuisine.
Well guess what? Some clever scientist over in Japan has taken the 'smell' of wasabi as it burns your nose and transformed it into an wonderful new goods to aid deaf population in the event of a fire. It was while eating some that the light went on in his head and he suddenly plan hey, I have a great idea how this could help deaf population in the event of a fire. A moment of outrageous genius for sure.
Can you guess what invention they came up with? Let me put you out of your misery. They have applied it to a smoke alarm for the deaf. The alarm still emits a sound and a flashing light as a warning but also emits a spray of wasabi citation into the room.
The spray is a concentrated form of the citation and has a surely strong horseradish smell that gets right up your nose and thus alerts the man present that smoke has been detected by the system. Even if you were asleep the smell is so strong and has such an consequent in the nose and back of the throat that it will wake you up instantly.
The company behind the goods say that it will wake you up within a minute. And it is a well known fact that if you are asleep and a fire breaks out the smoke can kill you very quickly. So swiftly infact that most population would not wake up even if their room filled with smoke. This is what kills you in a house fire normally.
The alarm is part of a theory so if the fire breaks out in another room all the sensors then emit the wasabi spray so no matter where you are you will be alerted to the nearnessy of a fire and can get out of the house swiftly and call the urgency services to come and tackle the blaze.
Unless you are determined and trained in how to extinguish a fire you should all the time exit the property immediately. Never tackle a fire that is out of control. If the fire is small and you have a fire extinguisher to hand you can all the time put it out, but then should still call the fire assistance as a fire can re-ignite at any time. The fire assistance in your country are experts at tackling fires and as such you should leave it to them.
Never linger to save possessions. Just ensure that you and anyone else in the property gets out as swiftly as possible.
The fire brigade in the Uk has a saying, if in doubt, get out. Very wise words and something I fully endorse.
Be safe and ensure you have working smoke alarms in your property. Test them weekly to ensure the batteries are in working order. In the Uk you can get free smoke alarms from your local fire hub and should readily take advantage of this assistance as it may save your life one day.
Smoke Alarm For the Deaf - Japanese Wasabi Odour
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