Welsh Man Invents Anti-Teenager Device

Post by **Mr Bean** » 2005-11-30 06:51am

bilateralrope wrote:I can see these devices being vandalized if they are used in one place for too long.

Nothing says fun like mounting on a ten foot poll.

Solauren · Post by **Solauren** » 2005-11-30 07:24am

Countermeasure

Earplugs

Molyneux · Post by **Molyneux** » 2005-11-30 08:03am

Solauren wrote:Countermeasure

Earplugs

Ehh...if it's the same kind of high noise that's emitted by TVs and such, they really wouldn't help.

InnocentBystander · Post by **InnocentBystander** » 2005-11-30 09:21am

I wonder what the penetration of the sound is? Pretty easy way to impose a curfew over a large area might be to blast this stuff all over a city, if it doesn't get through the walls and windows it could literally make going outside a nightmare. Ohh the possibilities

Molyneux · Post by **Molyneux** » 2005-11-30 09:50am

InnocentBystander wrote:I wonder what the penetration of the sound is? Pretty easy way to impose a curfew over a large area might be to blast this stuff all over a city, if it doesn't get through the walls and windows it could literally make going outside a nightmare. Ohh the possibilities

Okay, that's officially taking a good idea and taking it too far.

Kettch · Post by **Kettch** » 2005-11-30 12:43pm

Plekhanov wrote:This seems kinda tough on any dogs that get tied up outside the shop whilst their owners are shopping.

In the US, this could get into problems w/ ADA compliance if it affects seeing eye dogs.

At the least they'll have to make it some thing that is not always on, probably w/ an automatic 15-30 minute automatic shutoff.

Vanas · Post by **Vanas** » 2005-11-30 02:00pm

Would it be possible to make it play very high pitched classical music? That'd combine two forms of repellent. And make it shatter glass too. Just in case they sill hang around, blow the windows out at them.

Instant Sunrise · Post by **Instant Sunrise** » 2005-11-30 02:05pm

Low frequency waves travel better through mediums than high frequencies. So I can't imagine this souund getting very far.

My concern are the potential customers that would be lost to this device, such as parents with kids or younger customers who would have been interested, but were driven away by the sound. Since it doesn't just hit kids 13-18 yro. It hits near everybody under 20.

Eframepilot · Post by **Eframepilot** » 2005-12-01 01:45am

His Divine Shadow wrote:I'm 24 and when I'm in the room my parents have to turn of certain lights because their buzzing annoys the hell out of me. I wonder how this device would affect me.

You would probably hear it. I am also 24 yet would likely be immune since I can recall not hearing a high-pitched noise that bothered my undergrad physics workshop students. Already over the hill, I suppose.

Hawkwings · Post by **Hawkwings** » 2005-12-02 01:14am

I can hear the whine of the TVs in our house when they're on a channel that doesn't have any audio input. There's a very distinct high-pitched sound that's very annoying, barely audible, yet you can still hear it.

Fuzzy · Post by **Fuzzy** » 2005-12-02 01:45am

Hawkwings wrote:I can hear the whine of the TVs in our house when they're on a channel that doesn't have any audio input. There's a very distinct high-pitched sound that's very annoying, barely audible, yet you can still hear it.

Same with me. I still want one though, preferably a uni-directional one. I'm not very knoweldgable about uni-direction speakers, so I don't know if that's feasible... *shrug*

salm · Post by **salm** » 2005-12-02 08:50am

I wonder if you could make cool music that can only be heard by young people.

Jaepheth · Post by **Jaepheth** » 2005-12-02 09:16am

all you have to do is wear a device that emits an inverted wave to get the destructive interference thing. Doesn't even have to be perfect, it could just cancel out most of the sound leaving a low, tolerable volume.

Hawkwings · Post by **Hawkwings** » 2005-12-02 09:35am

I bet they're already in development

Dooey Jo · Post by **Dooey Jo** » 2005-12-02 11:02am

I can easily hear distinct variations in the whine of a TV, like when the screen goes from dark to bright, the whine changes. I imagine I would hate such a device. On the other hand, if I wanted to rob a store, I don't think some damn noise would stop me.

Also, doesn't the type of kids this device is targeted at, usually listen to way too loud music, which tends to fuck up the hearing, especially in the high-pitch range?