Too much of a good thing can ruin your day
Too much wasabi on your sushi will pop your eyes wide open. Now, we know it will wake you up during a fire, too. A group of scientists from Shiga University of Medical Science in Japan received this year's Ig Nobel Chemistry Prize for inventing a "wasabi alarm," which sprays wasabi particles upon detection of fire in order to awaken sleeping people.
They even discovered the ideal wasabi density that should be used. After all, too much wasabi in the air would make for an emergency situation of its own.
"The next application will be to use wasabi spray to reduce the uncomfortable smell of shoes," said prize recipient Makoto Imai.
Too much wasabi on your sushi will pop your eyes wide open. Now, we know it will wake you up during a fire, too. A group of scientists from Shiga University of Medical Science in Japan received this year's Ig Nobel Chemistry Prize for inventing a "wasabi alarm," which sprays wasabi particles upon detection of fire in order to awaken sleeping people.
They even discovered the ideal wasabi density that should be used. After all, too much wasabi in the air would make for an emergency situation of its own.
"The next application will be to use wasabi spray to reduce the uncomfortable smell of shoes," said prize recipient Makoto Imai.
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