A Wiimote wrapped in hemp: high-times indeed
By Joshua Topolsky 
posted December 11th 2008 3:22PM
posted December 11th 2008 3:22PM
posted December 11th 2008 3:22PM
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Will this impair the Wiimote judgment?
wii'd like to play?
Yeah especially now that we can finally play Burnout on the Wii.
now you can play donkey kong and feel like ur in the jungle now ! =]
here's to going green... ey?
That's just great.
Now I'm gonna' have to get up, go outside and beat the crap out of the hippies playing hacky-sack.
man...those mario party memory mini games were hard enough!
Where's the wriststrap?
He's gonna regret that as soon as this controller flies through his hemp covered LCD screen.
uhhh, blisters?
you'll be too high to notice
am i the only one who thinks this looks like something from little big planet?
*sigh* It's disappointing to see a sensationalized uninformed article like this. Marijuana and Hemp are two different, but related plants. The continuing representation of Hemp as an illicit drug furthers the stereotype currently in place that Hemp is something to be despised and desposed of if found. Hemp is a major cash crop, and very beneficial to the economy.
Engadget just said "no, you'll have to pause to get high" in other words,you will not get a high while using these controllers, you'll have to pause and find some other source.
I'm all for straightening out the idiots who don't know the difference, but you look like a fool when you explain it to someone who obviously already does.
@grey acumen
thanks for reposting the same shit on this guys comment.
obviously everyone but you is a complete idiot and can't keep two separate species differentiated in our minds. for the sake of space, i won't repost what i wrote - go back and see it for yourself.
Indeed they are separate species, but nothing you said after that differentiates the two.
"The continuing representation of Hemp Marijuana as an illicit drug furthers the stereotype currently in place that Hemp Marijuana is something to be despised and desposed of if found. Hemp Marijuana is a major cash crop, and very beneficial to the economy.
I should have known that the strike tags would get removed...
Do I hear Pot Head or what.
Eww! Look what the cat threw up!
I LIKE the sleek, cold, white design of the Wii remote, though...
FYI: you can't get High from hemp. There is no THC in Hemp. So there are in fact no "High Times" with this controller. Amateurs.
Engadget just said "no, you'll have to pause to get high" in other words,you will not get a high while using these controllers, you'll have to pause and find some other source.
So they already know, just in case you were addressing engadget.
@grey acumen (again)
wow, really? three identical posts, all replies to comments?
it is abundantly clear to me that engadget implied that hemp and a high were related, furthering the stereotype that hemp is somehow bad. good lord, really, please, shut up.
So let's see... the site says
1 - It's prone to degeneration
2 - It's prone to being messed up through skin oils and sweat
3 - It needs to be whittled down (lol) to a smaller form factor?
Meh.. way to waste $70 on some lame hippie art. HAIGHT-ASHBURY BRAH! Idiots.
The title is arrogant, you can't get high off hemp.
This is just an example of what Hemp is able to do. You can even build houses out of it - or jeans with lifetime warranties.
Hemp is illegal in America today because of the confusion with it's cousin plant Marijuana - don't be fooled!
"Hemp is illegal in America today because of the confusion with it's cousin plant Marijuana - don't be fooled!"
Don't be naive. It's the cotton industry that keeps hemp down.
Nothing sinister going on here. People know the difference between Marijuana and Hemp. Do you really think anyone would care if some asshat moron decided to roll up his shirt and smoke it? Nothing would happen; and your government knows this too.
The only reason its "illegal" is to keep the Cotton Industry in first place. Personally, I think hemp clothing is garbage. It's itchy, doesn't color well, and 99% of it is soooooo way overpriced it just doesn't compare.
Some has way too much time on their hands.
How do you change the batteries?
Don't fall for it folks... these are gateway controllers!
First you start with the ones covered in hemp, then, once the novelty wears off, and you need something stronger; you rob your parents and friends to get the ones covered in cocaine.
Not to mention, most controllers are pretty nasty after being used for a while. Skin and food and all sorts of crap get in the cracks and indents. Most of this can be taken care of with a quick wipe on your pants, but think of all the nastiness that will build up withing those fibers? And what about micro fibers from the wrap getting inside the controller over time? Not like you can pen this controller up to clean it out on the inside
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Someone must have been enjoying the benefits of hemps evil lil sister weed, when they came up with this.
HEMP AND WEED ARE NOT THE SAME THING YOU MORONS
Andrew, you should change your name to Captain Obvious.
Way to repost what a tonne of others have already brought to light.
Engadget just said "no, you'll have to pause to get high" in other words,you will not get a high while using these controllers, you'll have to pause and find some other source.
So they already .................................................oh crap, now I'm doing it.
What was this guy smoking when he thought of wrapping a Wiimote ...oh, right.
All I want to know is from what end i should light this bad boy up?
this is just Wiidiculous
Yeah. It looks like a piece of crap. Another example of what the good for nothing liberal can think up.