yomiuri.co.jp— A cigarette vending machine that can tell adults from minors by determining their approximate ages based on bone structure, wrinkles and the way their skin sags went on sale in Japan on Monday.
Nov 13, 2007View in Crawl 4
if a photocopy of a thumb print can beat fingerprint identification, I have a feeling that any kid making a wacky face and pulling back his hair will be walking away w/ a pack of camels.
i was just going to say something similar. decided to to a page-find for the word 'panties' first. glad i did. wouldn't want to overlap smartass pantie comments.
Probably not a good idea advocating smoking, but I'm assuming this was developed in America. I'm not sure how these are going to keep kids from buying cigarettes since adults can just walk up to an unattended machine and buy the cigarettes with the kid's money and hand them right to them.Also, why are we still developing technology for smokers? The whole smoking trend seems to be on its way out with all the people becoming against smoking in the past twenty tears.
firstdiggNov 13, 2007
haha thats actually pretty interesting. Cool use of technology.
cam0manNov 14, 2007
if a photocopy of a thumb print can beat fingerprint identification, I have a feeling that any kid making a wacky face and pulling back his hair will be walking away w/ a pack of camels.
toxicshokNov 14, 2007
there aren't any black people in Japan.
wishninjaNov 14, 2007
In japan they have cig. and beer vending machines on the streets. I didn't think I saw anyone underage getting anything out.
benroyNov 14, 2007
i was just going to say something similar. decided to to a page-find for the word 'panties' first. glad i did. wouldn't want to overlap smartass pantie comments.
nicktheawesomeNov 14, 2007
I'd be fine. Since I was about 16 I've been able to pass for 20+.
londubhNov 14, 2007
but can it identify miners?
sanitysamaNov 14, 2007
Probably not a good idea advocating smoking, but I'm assuming this was developed in America. I'm not sure how these are going to keep kids from buying cigarettes since adults can just walk up to an unattended machine and buy the cigarettes with the kid's money and hand them right to them.Also, why are we still developing technology for smokers? The whole smoking trend seems to be on its way out with all the people becoming against smoking in the past twenty tears.
rickvaleroMar 4, 2008
This whole things sounds a bit shady to me.... and not reliable in the longterm. The japanese certainly love their vending machines.Ricky <a class="user" href="http://www.skincareconnect.com/">http://www.skincareconnect.com/</a>
amazoncaSep 1, 2008
I wonder if it can really distinguish a 17 years old teenager from an 18signature: One thousand Americans stop smoking every day - by dying.need me? my space:<a class="user" href="http://www.cigbrands.com/">http://www.cigbrands.com/</a>