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Human Flypaper Is A Dangerous Way To Stop Thieves

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]

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  • sERAPHIM

    It could convince them to simply leave your house soon after breaking in, perhaps, maybe…

  • Mike

    Maybe replace the ’stickiness’ with spikes. That’d deter most people I’d think.

  • Cpt. Pajama Shark

    Or maybe replace the ’stickiness’ with explosions. That also would deter most people, with the added bonus of limitless amounts of win.

  • Troy

    Or just sprinkle glass all around the mat and VIOLA.

  • Quantum

    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.
    Of course, that’s assuming they don’t notice the massive suspicious looking mat in front of your door…

  • you could always jusy cover your front door handle in super super glue, he’s not going anywhere lol

  • Gunslinger

    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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