The Appliance Of Science...

A device that smells human fear is being developed by British scientists and could soon be sniffing out anxious terrorists.

The technology relies on recognising a pheromone - or scent signal - produced in sweat when a person is scared.

And this is going to be used to identify terrorists..?

Researchers hope the 'fear detector' will make it possible to identify individuals at check points who are up to no good.

Terrorists with murder in mind, drug smugglers, or criminals on the run are likely to be very fearful of being discovered.

Oh, I see. So it'll be used at airports, large concerts and such?

Whew! Just as well there's no one scared of flying, or crowds, or the authorities, or...

Oh.