Fingers can unlock an iPhone, become a ninja by slicing fruit, or start a car without putting in the keys. Now, thanks to four college students at North Carolina State University, women can detect if date rape drugs are in their drink just by dipping a finger.

According to the Undercover Colors’ Facebook page, the inventors’ goal is “to invent technologies that empower women to protect themselves from this heinous and quietly pervasive crime.” As specified in the Facebook page, when the nail polish comes in contact with different date rape drugs such as “Rohypnol,” “Xanax” and “GHB,” it changes color.

Undercover Colors did not respond to requests for comment on this story.

The nail polish is not yet available on the market, but junior Allyson Bondy said, if given the opportunity, she would wear it. However, she does not think it will truly prevent rape.

“I don’t think it’s the whole solution because I think that the majority of the problem is that there are rapists out there,” Bondy said.

According to Shannon Sloan, Prevention Education Coordinator at Northwest Center Against Sexual Assault, it is estimated that one out of every six girls will be raped in their lifetime. She also said 55 percent of female students that are a victim of rape were drinking or using drugs at the time of the assault.

Detective Craig Roscoe of the Northbrook Police Department said that there are not many rape cases reported in Northbrook. He also said that rape is still an issue and the nail polish would be a “pretty cool tool” to utilize to prevent date rape.

However, patrol officer Michael Tadley of the Northbrook Police Department worries that the nail polish will not necessarily be effective with different date rape drugs. He said if a drug is changed or modified, then “maybe the nail polish won’t detect it because the nail polish is limited to the composition of a drug.”

Sloan said the nail polish could lead people to blame the victim.

“People could say there’s [nail polish] out there that the woman could’ve used to prevent rape, but lots of situations are not preventable,” Sloan said.

Even though Bondy agrees that the nail polish is a good idea, she is concerned about society’s perspective about rape.

“You’ll hear about stand up comics making rape jokes, not just rape jokes, but…jokes disrespecting a woman’s words,” said Bondy. “Like not treating [rape] for what it means.”

Similarly, junior Kayla Fox said the TV show “Special Victims Unit” makes money on the idea of rape.

“The fact that [rape is] exploited the way it is says a lot about the rape culture,” Fox said.

Bondy said that prevention should start with “not having a culture that encourages rape” before making new inventions.

Ultimately, Sloan said it is never the victim’s fault, and there is not a solution that will completely solve date rape.

“I don’t know how many people will use [the nail polish],” said Sloan. “It could prevent one person from being raped, and that’s a huge number. That’s enough.”