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supified t1_iwc5159 wrote

If i'm not mistaken, those are called smoke detectors and they've been around forever.

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scroscrohitthatshit t1_iwcaklk wrote

Yeah but these are electric noses

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belarged t1_iwce52j wrote

Some kind of… electronic nose than can find or detect smoke in case of emergencies.

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sharkamino t1_iwcbalr wrote

Smoke Detector 2: Electric Boogerloo

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Larsaf t1_iwci0pi wrote

I see what you pulled out of your nose there.

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squanchee t1_iwcaq55 wrote

i’m pretty sure smoke detectors operate solely by detecting particulate in the air. hence why steam from a shower can set them off. this seems to detect smoke specifically so it wouldn’t be tripped by fog or dust

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JFlash7 t1_iwcbym9 wrote

Yep. This detects the gasses emitted by combustion rather than just the presence of smoke particles.

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supified t1_iwcdozy wrote

Really? Cause my detectors do Co and smoke, so I would have thought it was more sophisticated than just particulate matter.

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Andrewop t1_iwextj3 wrote

This killed me

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supified t1_iwexzqh wrote

I never meant you any harm.

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Andrewop t1_iwez92n wrote

I’m legit impressed with this idea though. we’re so focused on creating new technologies we don’t even find uses for what we already got!

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