Adafruit's DIY 'less lethal' weapon looks cool, doesn't really work
By Joseph L. Flatley 
posted September 29th 2009 4:03AM
posted September 29th 2009 4:03AM
As you're no doubt well aware, the government is always looking for new ways to make dissidents feel uncomfortable. In this space alone we've seen devices meant to cook folks with microwaves, zap 'em with electricity, and make 'em nauseous using light. Taking inspiration from the last one, the open source pranksters at Adafruit Industries have built a contraption of their own called the Bedazzler. It's powered by an Arduino and, unlike the original, Adafruit's version doesn't seem to work for the purpose incapacitating no-goodniks -- but that's probably a good thing. For some background on this extremely less than lethal device, peep the the video after the break. And then hit the read link to build one yourself.
creepy
Good luck carrying this one in your purse.
Im never going to get that 5 minutes of my life back.
Unless this non-lethal weapon embeds rhinestones in my clothes, I don't want it.
If its like the neuralizer in MIB, it could be used to make us forget why we are protesting.
Useless POS. What a waste of time.
Wasn't that the point?
Does is work?
Did you watch the video?
The answer to both your questions is "no"
Nice way to wreck goggles quote...
Awesome Simpson's reference!
Useless, just like the similarly named superhero
It'll underwhelm the b'jesus out of you.
Sorry, it's already out-of-date...anyone wearing "Antidazzle Spectacles" will surely be protected.
URL to Czech patent application for Antidazzle Spectacles:
http://v3.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/biblio?CC=CZ&NR=7205U1&KC=U1&FT=D&date=19980513&DB=EPODOC&locale=en_EP
Does not work.
Pretty picture, fail for the rest.
It looks like it should have been a badass LED flashlight.
Another useless weapon, defeated by sunglasses, then overwhelmed by a molotov cocktail...
or by closing your eyes :)
If someone tried to shine that at me, I'd think I'd turn away.
It's like driving; don't look at the incoming headlights.
It actually looks like Earthworm Jim's gun... http://www.mickm.com/_assets/images/portfolio/illustrations/jimmy.jpg
This is stupid. Of course she can make one for less than 1 million dollars, but she's forgetting about some R&D and the business aspect of such things. Besides, her version apparently doesn't work.
Ahh did you get the joke? The million dollar version doesn't work either. It's just a really expensive strobe light flashing in ur face - your tax dollars at work. Still achieving total eyeball superiority is a lot cheaper than a fleet of F22 Raptors.
I nearly shat my pants when he made the "Don't Taze me Bro" joke, it did not go over as well as that guy hoped.
The "BeDazzler" already exists and some would argue is equally lame.
https://www.mybedazzler.com/Default.aspx?mid=523535
I think it worked perfectly... I mean are you telling me you Don't feel nauseous after watching that video?
And I don't think I'm ready to drop $250 on a DIY project just to be Rave-Ready. Glow sticks are cheaper.