{"id":359375,"date":"2010-02-24T08:00:03","date_gmt":"2010-02-24T13:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"Gizmodo-5478993"},"modified":"2010-02-24T08:00:03","modified_gmt":"2010-02-24T13:00:03","slug":"japanese-gizmo-plays-mosquito-buzzing-noise-to-determine-the-age-of-your-blind-date-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/359375","title":{"rendered":"Japanese Gizmo Plays Mosquito Buzzing Noise To Determine the Age Of Your Blind Date [Japan]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cache.gawkerassets.com\/assets\/images\/4\/2010\/02\/340x_mosquito-gadget.jpg\" class=\"left image340\" width=\"340\" \/>Train stations in the UK <a href=\"http:\/\/www.peoplesrepublicofsouthdevon.co.uk\/2009\/12\/23\/mosquito-teen-deterrent-at-teignmouth-train-station-could-be-turned-off-during-school-run-why-the-heck-is-it-left-on\/\">sometimes broadcast mosquito noises<\/a> that are so high-pitched they can only be heard by those under 25 years of age, but Japan&#8217;s taken it one step too far with this age prediction gadget.<\/p>\n<p>Designed to be used on blind dates to determine their age, the <a class=\"autolink\" title=\"Click here to read more posts tagged #agepredictionmachine\" href=\"http:\/\/gizmodo.com\/tag\/agepredictionmachine\/\">Age Prediction Machine<\/a> plays a buzzing mosquito sound, which will tell the user whether they&#8217;re actually a teenager, in their early 20s, 30s or&mdash;heaven forbid!&mdash;over 40, depending on how well they can hear it. If they start slapping imaginary mosquitoes away on the 40-year old setting (which should be the loudest), then you know you&#8217;ve been set up with a goose of a blind date. 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