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Sprocket is trained to sniff out the scent of gasoline, kerosene or other ``accelerants'' in the charred remains of suspicious fires. Porcelain commodes and cat litter are among the substances setting off radiation alarms designed to sniff out nuclear terror at ports and border crossings. A dog's sense of smell is at least 100 times more receptive than that of a person, thus its ability to sniff out explosives and avalanche victims. |
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