Laughometer to measure laughter and distinguish between real and fake chuckle

Television producers can soon find an effective method of measuring the true ratings of the popularity of their comedy shows – a Laughometer. This invention of the researchers at Japan’s Kansai University has the capability not only of measuring the volume of laughter but also is capable of distinguishing between a fake and a genuine laughter by measuring the difference in vibration of the diaphragm. The new unit of measuring laughter is ‘aH’. With laughter therapy emerging as a new medicine-free alternative health-care therapy, scientists can now actually deduce the physiological affects of laughter and its side effects if any. The Laughometer consists of a series of electrode sensors attached to a person’s cheeks, chests and abdomen that measures the bioelectric current generated by certain body muscles as a person laughs. The sensor data are sent to a computer where a specially designed software measures and analyzes laughter. Soon we will be prescribed by doctors to have specified units of aH everyday for sound health.

laughter analysis by laughometer

Via: PinkTentacle