scientist at the mayo clinic have come up with a new lie detector that they boast can detect when a person is lying simply by a thermal reading around the subjects eyes. the cnn article goes on to talk about possible uses in airports and borders to detect criminal or terrorist activity, but what i'm interested in is what would happen if they made a portable model that individuals could carry around with them to see if their husband/wife/boss/friend was telling them the truth. would you want to own one of these or do you think that the simple white lies that we tell everyday are inconsequential?

- no, those pants don't make you look fat...
- yes sir, i don't mind staying late to finish this work...
- hi, it's nice to meet you...
- oh, your cooking is great...
- i love you...