- PHILADELPHIA - The U.S. military
is sniffing out the worst possible odours to create a universally offensive
stink bomb to help clear crowds.
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- 'People want to flee in disgust' The non-lethal "odour
bomb" is said to smell like rotting garbage, human waste and burning
hair, which produce a negative reaction in all cultures.
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- Researchers at the Monell Chemical Senses Center in Philadelphia
reported their odour weapon in the Jan. 7 issue of Chemical & Engineering
News.
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- Tests show the odours "are potent in making people
want to flee in disgust," and can cause shallow breathing, increased
heart rate and lead to nausea.
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- The idea is to gas dissidents and rioters with a mix
of smells so repellant that they would be forced to flee an area before
injuries or deaths could occur.
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- Scientists say they are still trying to work out some
bugs, such as how to contain the odours before they are released.
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- Biological odours were most likely to be recognized.
About 50 chemists probed other unpleasant human smells such as underarm
odour, bad breath and human pheremones.
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- Written by CBC News Online staff
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- http://cbc.ca/cgi-bin/view?/news/2002/01/08/stink_bomb020108
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