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Taser Tape Turns Anything Into a Taser, Like Riot Shields or Underpants
Posted by Matt Buchanan at 9:00 AM on May 14, 2008
Every year, Taser demos their latest and greatest in a mock prison riot at an old penitentiary in West Virginia. This year's star is peel-and-stick taser tape, that'll turn any surface into a fully electrified no-no zappy zone. On the practical side, this stuff will be rolling out by the end of the year to instantly upgrade cops' riot shields into serious business, no taser wand-waving necessary, like an instant force field. On the other hand, consumerised taser tape could become the best thing since sliced electric bread: Keep roommates out of your beer fridge! Shocking revenge on your soon-to-be-ex who gave you the herp! [Prime Newswire via Danger Room]

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Upsilon
Posted 9:44 AM 14/5/08
DUDE
I am totally making a glove like the one in the Boondocks episode where Gin and Ed try to kidnap Oprah!
~Y
Upsilon
newgalactic
Posted 9:40 AM 14/5/08
Sounds dangerous for cops and perps. what will water balloons do to a bunch of cops so armed? Not to mention, a riot situation is chaotic for perps and cops alike. This will just make Faraday caged clothing more appealing.
newgalactic
blatnym
Posted 9:37 AM 14/5/08
Electric underpants! Is this an extension of the previous Apple iUnderwear discussion?
I love it. Keep the underpants references coming. There is nothing funnier than talking about underwear.
blatnym
Cordfucious
Posted 9:18 AM 14/5/08
I am deeply troubled with this neo-cattle prodding. Ones loins or body should be subjected to the vigorous testosterone laden, homo-erotic fantasies of a rouge individual.
And I wish you a simple and painfully embarrassing death Harris County Constables Pct. 5
Cordfucious
LindsayJoy
Posted 9:13 AM 14/5/08
This seems like a hilarious accident waiting to happen. Like, a cop turns with his shield to get a donut, and tases 2 other cops, or an old lady.
This is not like a force field that just protects people from getting in it electrocutes anyone that touches it with no discrimination.
I can't see this being widely used, unless they want to coat fences in high security prisons with it. That would make a lot of sense.
LindsayJoy
Namster
Posted 9:10 AM 14/5/08
...that american idol dood in the picture is about to get his ass tazered after getting dropped from the lineup... life only goes downhill from there!
Namster
WiglyWorm
Posted 9:04 AM 14/5/08
"The herp"?
Oh my...
WiglyWorm
Set to evil
Posted 10:00 AM 14/5/08
Don't Tape Me Bro!
Set to evil
Cordfucious
Posted 9:55 AM 14/5/08
@Cordfucious: shouldn't
Cordfucious
wetworker
Posted 10:36 AM 14/5/08
It's good to see that people on hers loves this stuff the beasts will be using against the people of the United Police States of America.
wetworker
shamoononon
Posted 10:34 AM 14/5/08
@shamoononon: Err, but I can be creative.
shamoononon
Unknown2U
Posted 10:33 AM 14/5/08
This is why I love Gizmodo! The bloggers are hilarious. LOL! = )
Unknown2U
shamoononon
Posted 10:32 AM 14/5/08
I'd put it on the door knobs... to keep the crotch scratchers at bay.
See this ripfire4!!!
Yea I'd have to think of a way in myself, but creative.
shamoononon
carmen89
Posted 10:47 AM 14/5/08
this could be considered a safe way to shoo rapists away...i'm just sayin
carmen89
In Other News...
Posted 11:19 AM 14/5/08
And you thought duct tape was bad.
In Other News...
Gary_7vn
Posted 11:39 AM 14/5/08
Heat rays, taser tape, tasers, taser claymores, pain field generators, RPV's, pepper spray, pepper gel, pepper guns, armed robots, etc, ad nauseum.
In the old days the mobs could storm the palaces and throw the bums out. Those days are over. Heil the chief.
Gary_7vn
Mandatory_Field
Posted 11:32 AM 14/5/08
Ummm, don't shield-tase me bro?
Mandatory_Field
DeadWriter
Posted 12:40 PM 14/5/08
This would make American Gladiators something that I would watch.
DeadWriter
HJTravels
Posted 12:31 PM 14/5/08
Fry that Hippie man
HJTravels
photophile
Posted 1:23 PM 14/5/08
Inside a urinal...
photophile
GadgetPlay
Posted 2:36 PM 14/5/08
Cartman: "I hate hippies."
GadgetPlay
shamoononon
Posted 3:21 PM 14/5/08
@shamoononon: Being slightly OCD, I have found it necessary to correct that link.
shamoononon
Numerous
Posted 11:25 PM 14/5/08
I could use this on the handle to the glass door at my front door. It seems that my friends and family always ring the bell while people wanting to sell me something, or convert me, open the glass door and knock on the wood one.
Numerous
.tox
Posted 4:35 AM 15/5/08
Wouldn't you get tased when you're tearing the tape..?
.tox
Git Em SteveDave
Posted 6:09 AM 15/5/08
@.tox: I think it's like how they get the non-stick stuff to stick to the pan. It involves wizards. And fiber optics.
Git Em SteveDave
Git Em SteveDave
Posted 6:08 AM 15/5/08
@Gary_7vn: "We can't bust heads like we used to, but we have our ways. One trick is to tell them stories that don't go anywhere. Like that time I took the ferry over to Shelbyville; I needed a new heel for my shoe. So, I decided to go to Morganville, which is what they called Shelbyville in those days. So I tied an onion to my belt, which was the style at the time. Now, to take the ferry cost a nickel, and in those days, nickels had pictures of bumblebees on them. 'Give me five bees for a quarter,' you'd say. Now where were we? Oh yeah, the important thing was that I had an onion on my belt, which was the style at the time. They didn't have any white onions, because of the war; the only thing you can get was those big yellow ones."
Git Em SteveDave
strider_mt2k
Posted 5:59 AM 15/5/08
This tape is masking something.
DUCK!
strider_mt2k
Set to evil
Posted 5:55 AM 15/5/08
@.tox: Only if you bite it to tear it off the roll!
Set to evil
Gary_7vn
Posted 3:35 PM 15/5/08
@Git Em SteveDave: I concur...
Gary_7vn