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Shocking Clothing
harmonics writes "This is absolutely hysterical, it seems a "No-Contact Jacket" has been developed for women by MIT. This thing carries enough voltage to knock you on your duff (80,000 volts), and is decently stylish too. Now to find out how I can get my wife one. Just don't wear it in the rain!" The real question is whether the submitter knew the origin and full meaning of the word "hysterical".
Maybe this will help remove people from the gene-pool who insist on wearing clothes inside out.
it'll take care of those pesky RFIDs in clothing these days.
Where does the school board find them and why do they keep sending them to ME?
I can just imagine women having way too much fun with this sort of thing.
Buy a designer Shock-Blouse(tm) and hit the clubs. Have a contest with friends to see how many guys you can knock unconcious in a single night.
"Engineers do the work of man, Physicists do the work of God"
Before we geek geeks trying to reverse engineer this jacket to help them attract members of the opposite sex ?
Do not try to read the dupe, thats impossible. Instead, only try to realize the truth
What truth?
There is no dupe
It would probably involve readinging the instruction manual that comes with the jacket, as skill similar to reading the article.
The jacket has a switch in the sleeve you have to hit to turn it on. The idea is to only turn it on when you feel threatened, not to leave it running 24/7.
I read the internet for the articles.
Reading instructions? Do you know what website you're posting on right now?
The story has three icons next to it.
Technology. OK. I get that.
Toys. OK. Maybe.
Entertainment. That's twisted...
It sure seems both the attacker and the attackee are enjoying this (taken from the article) a bit too much.
Trolls lurk everywhere. Mod them down.
It'll put the zing back in your marriage!
You were 80% angel, 10% demon. The rest was hard to explain. - Over The Rhine
"Math in a song is good."-Linford
Wife: "Honey! I'm home from work."
Hubby: "Hey sweetie!"
Hubby: Aggggh!!!!
Yes... this is a GRAND idea. I guess there is no limit to fear mongering for profit. I'm not saying these things don't happen (my wife had a man try to force himself on her), but I think money would be better spent on self defense training than that jacket.
Un-news
You're walking down a dark alley at 3am. Suddenly the HUD in your glasses displays PROXIMITY WARNING!! You whisper "Hull plating to maximum. Legs... evasive maneuvers". You take a hit to your hind quarter but your assailant loses his impulse manifold giving you the opportunity to make your escape. You emerge from the alley unscathed. Condition Green.
-- Thou hast strayed far from the path of the Avatar.
Muggers start wearing gloves
What I always wonder is how they test the effectiveness of these things. How do they know that it's going to knock people out?
Bob: Uuughh.. what day is it?..
Tester: Grab her again Bob.
Bob: What? Who?
Tester: The lady in front of you.
Bob: Uh, ok like here... ZZZZZZZ AAAAARGH!!
person crumples to the floor
Tester: Wake up Bob.
kicks person lying unconcious on the floor
Tester: We pay by the hour here.
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