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"      It&amp;#039;s a gadget about the size of a pack of gum\u2014and it might just save your life. The pd.id, short for Personal Drink Identification Device, can detect whether your drink has been drugged in just a few seconds. Founder David Wilson and his Toronto-based team are crowdfunding on Indiegogo, with a goal of $100,000 by the end of August. The idea is to raise enough money to develop the product, and then get more funding to mass-produce it. Wilson started working on the device three years ago, with a larger goal of raising awareness about date rape drugs and empowering women and men to protect themselves against drugs like roofies. Wilson cites statistics that say that 25% of sexual assault is due to alcohol and date rape drugs. Here&amp;#039;s how it works: You dunk the device in your drink where it collects a tiny sample of fluid in its reservoir. It then detects chemical properties of your drink and checks results against a database to determine what your drink is, and whether foreign substances are in it. A blinking LED light will let you know if your drink is safe. The battery-operated gadget can also sync with a smartphone app, which can text or call you if your drink has been tampered with. Ideally, Wilson says, he&amp;#039;d like to create a heatmap of the gadget&amp;#039;s reporting; that way, if you pass a bar with frequent reports of drugged drinks, you&amp;#039;ll know before going in. The device has the best of intentions, but one big obstacle\u2014who&amp;#039;s going to want to take this out at a bar? Date rape isn&amp;#039;t exactly a topic you want to bring up every time you go out. Wilson knows this is an issue, but thinks of the pd.id like a condom\u2014your health is more important than any social awkwardness. &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s simply self-preservation, he says. &amp;quot;If a guy doesn&amp;#039;t like it, he can move on.&amp;quot; "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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