If you really don’t like bike thieves, check out this step-by-step how-to posted to Instructables (video below)…
“With a $40 pay-as-you-go cell phone, stun gun, and some basic electronic components, you can teach bike thieves a lesson and, hopefully, foster a small social change through individual action…”
Check out his video below:
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Is there a reason why he isnt wearing a shirt?
I was going to ask the same question…
Probably because he\’s retarded.
The sad thing is that the police would spend far more resources catching someone who implemented this then they ever would to catch or prevent 10 bike thefts. 🙁
The sadder thing is that I have both customers AND co-workers who strongly advocate carrying a handgun as an appropriate response to bike theft.
(Of course, these are the same people who have stashed survival caches in the mountains and are certain that the world will go to hell very soon…)
… why is there a hyperdermic needle on the table? hmmm needles, no shirt… is he the dopefiend stealing the bikes?
*i meant hypodermic
the hypo is a type of glue dispensed by a syringe…
Actually I love the idea of being able to track a stolen bike.
And Remember… They used to HANG horse theives. Let\’s bring that back! 😉
This is retarded. Typical of the \”instructables\” quality, sadly.
Better:
http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2007/08/how_to_make_a_t.html#c195778
Maybe he was cracked out on meth when he made it?
This guy seems to think he\’s come up with a really effective low-cost solution to bike theft, but wouldn\’t a thief notice the stungun and switch it to off before riding away?
I mean, most determined and equipped thieves would break one or even two locks to get to their quarry, so you would expect them to scope the bike out thoroughly and pick up on something as obvious as this.
Also, don\’t you think he just wants an excuse to stun someone, so he encourages leaving his bike unlocked and on show? Some sort of discreet tracker system and a half decent lock plus judicious parking seems to me the best precaution against bike theft without being all gung-ho about it.
Hmmm,
A fat guy without his shirt. Judging by his tan he does not own a shirt.
I\’m somewhat disturbed by the petty comments about the guy not wearing a shirt or having a tan. What have you invented lately to help others? Have you ever dared to expose your vulnerability to the world by putting your idea on display? Give the guy some credit for making effort. The thieves are gaining confidence, and there\’s not alot of difference between stealing a bike from your garage and breaking into your home. So maybe some genius can build on this guy\’s idea and come up with a refined piece of useful security equipment that will deter bike thieves, while saving my child\’s bike from being stolen, while it\’s double chained to a pole that is 3 feet from my back door.
Many a millionaire started out as an eccentric inventor. Intellectuals live in their heads, not at the mall.
those who have made the petty comments show who the dork really is . . . (themselves)
It saddens me that internet dialogue most often sinks to the lowest common denominator, enabling a few fools to dumb us all down
Be careful with this – things like spring guns, booby-traps, and so on are illegal in our state (Ohio). These kinds of things put first responders and good samaritans at risk.
Here is a new Dutch product to thwart thefts…
http://workcycles.com/workbike/bicycles/accessories/antitheft-spray.html