Human Ear Could Be Next Biometric System

narramissic writes "A team of researchers at the University of Southampton, UK, has received funding from the UK's Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council to learn whether otoacoustic emissions (OAE), the ear-generated sounds that emanate from within the spiral-shaped cochlea in the inner ear, can be used as a viable biometric technology like fingerprints and IRIS recognition. According to a report in New Scientist, someday instead of asking for passwords or pin numbers, a call center or bank would simply use a device on their telephone to produce a brief series of clicks in the recipient's ear to confirm the person is who they say they are." Try faking that with gummy bears.

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Re:Gummy bear in my ear!

[Red Flayer]

It won't come out! STICKY!!! Thanks timothy.

Use a straightened fishhook, the barb will make the gummy bear easy to remove. Just be sure to wait until the gummy bear is warm and soft. And insert the hook very gently. And stick the hook through a cork first, to limit the depth it can penetrate -- measure by sticking the hook into the ear until it hits the gummy bear, then add 1/4 inch (about 1/2 cm). THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT. The length of hook sticking out of the cork should be distance to gummy bear in ear canal + 1/4 inch.

If the hook pulls out of the gummy bear, put a piece of ice in the ear, wait until it melts, then try again.

Or so I've heard (muffled, of course).