Hm, could be the weather but I sense this strange pulling sensation in my leg ;-)))))
Think I'll keep the "poly" translated as "many" since the polygraph records many parameters simultaneously... heartbeat, skin conductivity and other stress-related factors. The "graph" is probably derived from graphite as you say. Anyway, "polygraph avian stress" didn't google. Axel -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- Van: Darren Garrison [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Verzonden: dinsdag 17 januari 2006 1:22 Aan: Axel Emmermann CC: Meteorite Mailing List Onderwerp: Re: [meteorite-list] Lunar/Meteorite Samples Stolen from Car in Virginia On Tue, 17 Jan 2006 00:15:15 +0100, "Axel Emmermann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >plug him into the polygraph (BTW: is that Greek for "multiwriter"? ;-)))) > Little known fact-- before the modern electronic polygraph, police often used specially-traied parrots who were sensitive to human emotions during interregations, and when those birds (which are very good at sensing differences in vocal tones, hence their ability to learn to talk) sensed a change in the questioned person's tone, they were trained to make a mark on a piece of paper with a piece of charcoal that they held in their beaks. The proper term was "Avian Stress Sensor" but somewhere along the way, the slang term "polygraph" was coined-- "Polly" being a common name for parrots, and "graph" being short for graphite. ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list