Comments on: The personal alcohol detector.

By: me

me — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 08:46:18 +0000

Volatile substances include the most frequently abused drug – ethanol. Ethanol (ethyl alcohol, drinking alcohol) is the most widely used intoxicant, legal unless it impairs one’s performance to operate a motor vehicle or other machinery. Some labratories includes this common drug on all Industrial Drug Screens along with other common volatiles detected simultaneously. These include acetone, occasionally found in diabetics, methanol (grain alcohol), and isopropanol (rubbing alcohol). Ethanol is occasionally found in preplacement screens and frequently found in the large Coma Screens, especially in trauma patients (automobile accidents).

By: A. Carpenter

A. Carpenter — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 18:42:35 +0000

I bought my husband one of these breath detectors. It was a lot of fun- our friends and us were always seeing who registered first. Problems with this model are: it only registers .19 which only takes 2 beers to reach, another thing is it didn’t hold up well with a bunch of drunks always playing with it. I suggest if anyone buys one, find one that measures over the legal limit.

By: Ray B

Ray B — Mon, 14 Aug 2006 14:14:00 +0000

I think that this is cool but could this technology detect the chemical aura for IED’s in Iraq or bomb threats to civilian targets. I think that they would extremely useful if able to do that.
Ray

By: MEMS bad breath detector » Coolest Gadgets

MEMS bad breath detector » Coolest Gadgets — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 22:36:20 +0000

[...] We’ve already featured a similar MEMS (Micro ElectroMechanical System) personal detector that measures alcohol on a person’s breath. This detector is specific to the chemicals that cause bad breath. These are usually sulphur-based compounds produced by food particles trapped in the mouth, and the bacteria that thrive on them. There are other causes though, such as diabetes, gum disease, or even liver failure for example. [...]

By: -osifan

-osifan — Sun, 09 Apr 2006 20:41:50 +0000

i think this is cool.
cool for the parents that is. i mean i worried parent that doesnt want their child to be drinking can test him or her.

By: Priyanka

Priyanka — Sun, 09 Apr 2006 17:22:10 +0000

Definitely cool.