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To The Pain

Posted by michael on from the pain-and-consequences dept.

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. LIke 007!!! by Sorcerer13 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    In Never Say Never again, like the world domination game. Wasn't that guy a German too.

  2. 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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  3. 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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    TODO: Something witty here...
  4. 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.

  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. To The Pain - The Reference by screwballicus · · Score: 5, Informative
    In case you've been living on another planet for the past generation, here's what the phrase "to the pain" should mean to you:

    From The Princess Bride

    Humperdink: "...to the death"

    Westley: "No. To the pain."

    Humperdink: "I don't believe I'm familiar with that phrase."

    Westley: "I'll explain, and I'll use small words so you'll be sure to understand, you warthog-faced buffoon."

    Humperdink: "That may be the first time in my life a man has dared insult me."

    Westley: "It won't be the last. To the pain means the first thing you lose is your feet below the ankles. Then your hands at the wrist. Next your nose."

    Humperdink: "Then my tongue, I suppose. I killed you too quickly the first time, a mistake I do not mean to duplicate tonight."

    Westley: "I wasn't finished. The next thing you lose will be your left eye, followed by your right."

    Humperdink: "And then my ears, I understand, let's get on with it."

    Westley: "WRONG! Your ears you keep and I'll tell you why. It's so that every shriek of every child at seeing your hideousness will be yours to cherish. Every babe that weeps at your approach, every woman who cries out 'Dear God, what is that thing' will echo in your perfect ears. That is what to the pain means. It means I leave you in anguish, wallowing in freakish misery forever."

  7. 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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  8. Is this really healthy? by Starship+Trooper · · Score: 5, Insightful
    Most computer-inclined people already abuse their hands enough as it is, wrecking their wrists with 15-hour coding binges, hours spent playing Playstation 2 games on those horrible little controllers, and of course *ahem* viewing "multimedia content" on the Web. Something like this, if it becomes popular with geeks, will only exacerbate the carpal tunnel epidemic that's already putting geeks out of employment by the thousands. These frivolities like electric shock, force feedback and "rumble packs" are only exacerbating the problem that today's computer interfaces are an ergonomic nightmare.

    Research being wasted on silly projects like this should instead be focused on voice recognition, speech synthesis, and other computer interface technologies that will finally allow us to eliminate the torturous tools that are the modern keyboard and mouse. My friend, who once commanded a six-figure salary coding C++ for a large development firm, has been crippled by these implements and now has to struggle with demeaning part-time jobs in order to put food on the table. I would hate to see this happen to somebody again. We must throw off the shackles of the typing paradigm.

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  9. hm by prizzznecious · · Score: 4, Interesting

    A lot of people have been insulting this, and asking why in the world anyone would play it, but it seems pretty obvious to me. Pain makes your body produce adrenalin, which would definitely heighten the gaming experience. It's not like the pain this machine delivers is extremely intense--but it should be enough to get your endorphins pumping and get your cheeks flushed and make you enjoy the game THAT much more when you win. Sure, it's not for you wusses who wouldn't play the pain game back in grade school, but who wants to play with people who can't take the consequences of losing anyway? :)

    Personally, I'd like to see a study that pits the enjoyment derived from regular pong vs. pain-pong. I wouldn't be surprised if people reported a much higher level of enjoyment during pain-pong, even if they lost some of the time.

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    1. Re:hm by frantzdb · · Score: 4, Informative
      It's not like the pain this machine delivers is extremely intense



      Oh yea? Have a look at this. These people are sick.

      --Ben

  10. 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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    Endless arguments over trivial contradictions in books written by ignorant savages to explain thunder in the dark.
  11. 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."

  12. 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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    ~shiny
    WILL HACK FOR $$$

  13. 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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