Here’s a poorly thought out burglary alarm: human flypaper. Set it inside your front door at night or when you’re out and anyone who breaks in will be stuck to it.
Of course, then they will take off their shoes and be seriously pissed off, either coming after you or your property in retaliation. But hey, without their shoes burglars are rendered completely helpless and docile, right?
The anti-burglar mat goes on sale in Japan (of course) this fall. [CrunchGear via Oh Gizmo! via Neatorama]
sERAPHIM
July 28, 2009 at 9:44 AM
It could convince them to simply leave your house soon after breaking in, perhaps, maybe…
Report PermalinkMike
July 28, 2009 at 11:57 AM
Maybe replace the ‘stickiness’ with spikes. That’d deter most people I’d think.
Report PermalinkCpt. Pajama Shark
July 28, 2009 at 1:35 PM
Or maybe replace the ‘stickiness’ with explosions. That also would deter most people, with the added bonus of limitless amounts of win.
Report PermalinkTroy
July 28, 2009 at 4:19 PM
Or just sprinkle glass all around the mat and VIOLA.
Report PermalinkQuantum
July 28, 2009 at 7:54 PM
What they need is to make it set off an alarm, like a sticky pressure pad. Or have a see-through version you drape over the doorway, maybe.
Report PermalinkOf course, that’s assuming they don’t notice the massive suspicious looking mat in front of your door…
Christopher Ng
July 29, 2009 at 4:10 PM
you could always jusy cover your front door handle in super super glue, he’s not going anywhere lol
Report PermalinkGunslinger
July 31, 2009 at 6:05 PM
See, the logic is that the burglar isn’t expecting a sticky mat. He’ll walk over it and probably fall ass-over-tit, or in the least stumble. In both cases he’s probably going to stick a whole lot more than his shoes to the mat.
I guess the alternative is, don’t keep anything more valuable than a pair of shoes in your house, and pawn his lost footwear to recoup your losses.
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