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Reedo writes: "If you enjoy gaming and pain, this is for you. Two German designers have developed the Painstation, which is basically a revamped Pong. Except for one major difference - The PEU(Pain Execution Unit), which delivers a dose of pain to your left hand in the form of heat, punches or electroshock, when you mess up."

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  1. Hmmm.... by Robert+Hayden · · Score: 5, Funny

    If only we could wire this up to remotely do the same to Bill gates every time Windows crashes...

    PoIP (Pain over IP) protocol. Coming to an RFC near you.

    1. Re:Hmmm.... by bero-rh · · Score: 5, Funny

      If only we could wire this up to remotely do the same to Bill gates every time Windows crashes...

      Actually I'm glad we can't... If we could, I'm quite
      sure I'd actually get and install Windows, and I don't want
      to hurt my beloved computer that badly. ;)

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  2. How to do this for, oh, $10 by Tyler+Eaves · · Score: 5, Funny

    Download MAME
    Download Pong ROM
    Buy Hammer
    Thwack self on hand with hammer on death.

    Rinse, lather, repeat until hand becomes bloody stump.

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  3. It's also a DVD/CD player by nakaduct · · Score: 4, Funny

    ... but it only plays R&B albums and Burt Reynolds movies. Use of the pain sender is optional during DVD or CD playback.

    1. Re:It's also a DVD/CD player by radja · · Score: 3, Funny

      since it was German, it will also play David Hasselhoff's music.

      //rdj

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  4. been there... by r00tarded · · Score: 3, Funny

    my friends do this to me all the time, especially when playing videogames.

  5. what the fuck is wrong with German people? by wwest4 · · Score: 4, Funny



    The funniest part was about the idiots who stuck to it because they didn't want to back down in front of an audience. This game will be great at separating showy meatheads from people who listen to their inner Pavlov despite their vanity.

    "Yeah, but I didn't know you were going to be giving me electric shocks... just what are you trying to prove here, anyway?"

    Indeed.

  6. No no no... you don't understand!!! by Restil · · Score: 5, Funny

    You can't sue us because you got carpal tunnel syndrome. Thats a FEATURE OF THIS KEYBOARD!!! Marketing information has clearly shown that people who work with computer equipment WANT to be in pain.

    -Restil

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    1. Re:No no no... you don't understand!!! by discogravy · · Score: 3, Funny
      Marketing information has clearly shown that people who work with computer equipment WANT to be in pain.
      Dude, not everyone uses Windows, you know.
  7. Oh wait a sec... by MongooseCN · · Score: 3, Funny

    At first I thought it was Microsoft changing the name of their X-Box to compete with the Playstation.

  8. Re:sexy? by freeweed · · Score: 5, Funny
    While I love Legend of Zelda as much as the next gal

    Zelda fan AND female. Marry me. Pain optional.

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  9. Obligatory response by sammy+baby · · Score: 4, Funny
    "Yeah, but I didn't know you were going to be giving me electric shocks... just what are you trying to prove here, anyway?"

    "Back off, man. I'm a scientist."

  10. Wrong game by Kris_J · · Score: 3, Funny

    If they were going to go all retro with this you'd think they'd at least do an electronic clone of Operation...

  11. And what when you win? by Shiny+Metal+S. · · Score: 4, Funny
    delivers a dose of pain to your left hand in the form of heat, punches or electroshock, when you mess up.
    Does it also do what I think when you win?
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  12. misapplication of technology? by glwtta · · Score: 4, Funny

    What's wrong with just smacking your opponent immediately after the game? It's worked for centuries!

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  13. Re:But, um... by VasilyPupkin · · Score: 3, Funny

    Erm... Maybe I'm mistaken, but isn't Pong already painful enough?

    That would be Pang.
    pang (png) n. 1. A sudden sharp spasm of pain. 2. A sudden, sharp feeling of emotional distress.

  14. Re:Why do you all hate this? by jbuhler · · Score: 3, Funny

    > All I read here are negative comments! What's so
    > bad about this? In the arcades in the UK, we
    > have a stupid game where you hold a metal bars
    > with your hand, you put the money in, and hold
    > onto them for as long as possible. What they do
    > is vibrate extremely quickly and ends up getting
    > your hands hot, and then it feels like your
    > whole arm has gone numb. Whoever holds longest
    > wins. Same thing.

    Now we know why the British government held out as long as it did before paying worker's compensation for vibration white finger.

  15. It's all about sex by Sloppy · · Score: 3, Funny

    One of the problems with the FuckU-FuckMe is that it's so straightlaced. It's good to see technology advancing to address the needs of people who are into S&M.

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  16. Do you.. by Peaker · · Score: 3, Funny

    agree to the terms of this EULA? [Yes/No]

    No
    Ouch!

    No
    Ouch!

    okay, yes!