Punch Someone In The Face With 500,000 Volts Of Electricity

Getting socked in the jaw really sucks. But at least you didn’t get popped by someone wearing the BodyGuard electro-gauntlet, which combines a laser pointer, video camera, taser and armoured beating plate into one wonderful little garment.

The BodyGuard offers a non-violent approach. With a laser-sighted camera, police can let baddies know they’ve been caught on camera. Maybe they’ll surrender! Maybe they’ll run! Or maybe they’ll fight, which, really, is a pretty horrible idea just based on the sight of this terrifying fucking armour sleeve. If they do put up their dukes, they’ll be met with an electrode sandwich, leaving them incapacitated and punched – the best of both worlds. Long has man yearned to both beat and electrocute his opponents. The future is now. [PopSci]

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    olearymo

    Wednesday, June 1, 2011 at 9:03 AM

    I really, really like this idea.

    Non-lethal weapons are the way of the future. It’s ridiculous that ordinary cops, walking around populated areas, are carrying revolvers or semi autos.

    Keep in mind, a gun is only useful if it’s in the right hands. All someone has to do is nick it.

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    Timmy Toucan

    Wednesday, June 1, 2011 at 9:51 AM

    http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Zap_glove

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      Dan

      Wednesday, June 1, 2011 at 11:51 AM

      My first thoughts too.

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    Distractobot

    Wednesday, June 1, 2011 at 11:53 AM

    He’s got it on the back of his hand.

    It looks like he needs to do some sort of backhanded b*tch slap.

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    Sicarius123

    Wednesday, June 1, 2011 at 11:56 AM

    It doesn’t look like you punch people with this at all from the picture above.

    It looks like you backhand them with your pimp hand!

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    Franz

    Wednesday, June 1, 2011 at 6:31 PM

    Or maybe they’ll say “It’s not a laser, it’s a little light bulb that blinks”

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    hcannon

    Wednesday, June 1, 2011 at 11:17 PM

    pretty sure they use a similar device in GiTS:SAC

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    james_whatsit

    Thursday, June 2, 2011 at 1:12 AM

    batman armor? :D :D

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