Nail Polish Developed at N.C. State Alerts The Wearer Of Date Rape Drugs

[noZme]

Undercover Colors - Nail polish developed by undergrads - The person wearing the nail polish can swirl their finger in a drink & if it contains a date rape drug, the polish will change colors.

Financial backing is falling into place, so it seems this will be coming on the market.


http://www.ksdk.com/story/news/local/2014/08/22/nail-polish-date-rape-drug/14447483/

https://www.facebook.com/undercovercolors?fref=ts

http://www.bizjournals.com/triangle...olish-alerts-of-date-rape-drugs-nc-state.html

 

[Woodland]

Wow, best idea ever!

 

[Renee110]

Brilliant!

 

[Salem]

I'm buying some as soon as it hits the market and passing it out to all the young women I know.

Salem

 

[Frigga]

What Salem said.

 

[al66pine]

"... nail polish that, when exposed to date rape drugs, changes color...."
http://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/...-nc-state.html
Looks good on paper.

Specifically what drugs does product detect?
Roofies, IIUC, basically render a person unconscious.
What about other types of drugs w similar effects, i.e., causing sleepiness, esp in combo w alcohol?
Does product detect those drugs?

What about other 'recreational' drugs, that might be slipped into a drink for nefarious purposes?
Or plain 'pranks.'

Does product measure the wearer's blood alcohol level too?
Could some attacks/rapes be precipitated by a dozen mojitos, for ex?

Will be good, even if all it can do is detect roofies.

And congrats to the folks developing the product and their sense of entrepreneurship.

 

[Woodland]

Surely it can only get better as time goes by - like DNA technology.

 

[al66pine]

Another product to do the same thing, only differently - with drink coasters not nail polish.

"Drinking has always been a risky activity, but the threat of date rape drugs makes it a whole lot worse. A North Texan company has developed coasters that can test your drink for drugs that may have been slipped in when you weren't keeping a watchful eye...."

Has more info about the product. http://lifehacker.com/drinksafe-coasters-keep-you-safe-from-date-rape-drugs-1626468362
Some interesting comments too.