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A Tour of Taser HQ

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the don't-tase-me-bro dept.

Soychemist writes "Walk into the Taser headquarters in Scottsdale, Arizona and it may seem like you are on an episode of Get Smart. The foyer is like a fortress, with giant steel doors and biometric identification systems. Inside, factory workers meticulously assemble the less-lethal weapons by hand and then put them through a battery of safety tests. In addition to making pistol-shaped devices, the company also produces the electronic equivalent of a claymore mine, which hurls dozens of electrified needles at the push of a button and electronic shotgun cartridges that deliver a powerful jolt."

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  1. Wired by destuxor · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Cool story, but is it really necessary for people to /. everything Wired does? Aren't most /. readers also Wired readers?

    1. Re:Wired by RobotRunAmok · · Score: 1, Offtopic

      Aren't most /. readers also Wired readers?

      A dozen years ago, perhaps. They had *it* once, and lost it. Which is not to say they are not making money by the bushelful. "Wired" is to technology as "Men's Fitness" is to exercise and nutrition. But I still pine for Mondo 2000, so maybe I'm not the right person to pass judgment...

  2. No by winkydink · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I am not a Wired reader.

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  3. Re:Suck on that neckbeards! by xmousex · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    actually that bothers me really really alot. but not the linux thing

  4. Re:Less Lethal... by Jarik+C-Bol · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    you know they make a rubber bullet version of claymore mines? the dolts on that Jackass show all lined up and got shot with one. wets the size of golf balls. personally, i think *that* would be safer than the tazer claymore.
    (welts, or half a dozen pairs of needles delivering electrical shocks to interrupt my nervous system. hmmmmm yeah i'll take welts)

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