Breathalysers

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Of Course A Cop Can Get Away With A Failed Breathalyser Test

8:00AM July 31, 2011 | Kwame Opam

Over in the US, Montana police officer Samantha Puckett was caught speeding above the legal alcohol limit. She even admitted to being under the influence of alcohol. But after fighting the results of her breathalyser test, she won her trial. How the hell? More »


Gadgets

Breathalyser Watch Tells You How Sozzled You Are, When It’s Time To Pass Out

8:20PM June 16, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

Tokyo Flash is back with the crazy watch concepts, this time with something that alcoholics should probably consider: a breathalyser watch. It tells the time, sure, but more importantly gives you a blood alcohol reading so you know your true drunkenness. More »


Geek Out

NES + Too Much Alcohol = 8-Bit Breathalyser

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10:34AM March 3, 2011 | Daniel Long

We love it when crazy ideas like this come to fruition and given our love of all things 8-bit, this takes the cake. An electrical engineer got hold of a regular NES cartridge and loaded it with a breathalyser, then fashioned it into a game that scores points off how smashed the players ultimately get… More »


Geek Out

Another Halloween, Another Dude In Breathalyser Costume Arrested

4:45AM November 4, 2010 | Kyle VanHemert

It’s like a tradition. Last year’s idiot was 18-year-old James Miller. This year’s idiot: 19-year-old Nebraskan Matthew Nieveen, who was arrested on Halloween for driving with a BAC twice the legal limit. While wearing a breathalyser costume. More »


Geek Out

Moron In Breathalyser Costume Busted For Driving Drunk

12:00PM November 4, 2009 | Sean Fallon

Ever since I saw the breathalyser costume a few years ago, I knew it was only a matter of time before some frat boy was busted for drunk-driving wearing one. That day has arrived. More »


Science

New Breathalyser Detects Lung Cancer

3:00AM September 1, 2009 | Adam Frucci

Breathalysers have been around for years, letting cops determine just how drunk you were when you ploughed into their parked car. But now, a new breathalyser has been developed that can detect lung cancer. More »