17 Dec
2003
17 Dec
'03
11:17 p.m.
Color me skeptical. "E. ALLEN SMITH" <EALLENSMITH@ocelot.Rutgers.EDU> writes:
The gadget doesn't send out X-rays; instead, it picks up electromagnetic waves emitted by human flesh.
Would these electromagnetic waves be something distinct from the blackbody spectrum of a human-sized blob of "mostly water" at the appropriate temperature? Or to put it another way, is this just a sophisticated IR imager thickly coated in snake oil and marketing hype? -- Mike Duvos $ PGP 2.6 Public Key available $ mpd@netcom.com $ via Finger. $