teenager repellent

mrdarrett · 2006-10-06T05:47:09+00:00

..."Howard Stapleton's research into noise has more practicalapplications. He invented teenager repellant.His device, called the Mosquito, emits a high-frequency, siren-likenoise that is painful to the ears of teens and those in their early20s, but inaudible to adults.The invention grew out of his 15-year-old daughter's trip to the localstore last year to buy milk. She came back empty-handed, having beenintimidated by a group of teenage boys loitering outside the store.Stapleton, who has sold and installed security systems for more thantwo decades, thought back to when he was 12 years old and he visitedhis father at work."I walked into this room with six people doing ultrasonic welding andimmediately ran right back out again the noise was so painful,"Stapleton said. "I asked an adult, 'What's that noise?' And he said,'What noise?' "Stapleton's company, Compound Security Systems of Merthyr Tydfil,Wales, has sold hundreds of the units to retailers, local governments,police departments and homeowners all over the United Kingdom. Thecompany is shipping its first Mosquito units for sale in the UnitedStates next week."The success of this has knocked my socks off," Stapleton said."..."...painful to the ears of teens and those in their early 20s, butinaudible to adults." Funny how the author of that article doesn'tconsider people over the age of 18 to be adults...But still, a cool invention.

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Michael A. Terrell 19 years ago

That's why I used what I did. Why play it if you can't stand it? I'm always up for some old country music, or an upbeat bluegrass number? Anyone here know who Bob Wills was? It was funny to see a kid in a "heavy metal" tee shirt sit down and really listen to the Texas Playboys. He laughed and some of the titles, but he walked away humming "Big Balls in Cow Town". Ah haw! ;-)

Service to my country? Been there, Done that, and I\'ve got my DD214 to prove it. Member of DAV #85. Michael A. Terrell Central Florida

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Homer J Simpson 19 years ago

Not me. Although I do still have my Mad Magazine LP with "Morgan on Wagner"

Favorite line: "Siegfried was a handsome anti-Nazi (he claimed later) ...."

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joseph2k 19 years ago

Don't have any that i know of. Is he anything like Utah Phillips or Ramblin' Jack Elliot?

JosephKK Gegen dummheit kampfen die Gotter Selbst, vergebens. --Schiller

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Michael A. Terrell 19 years ago

Western swing music:

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A lot more info on this Google search:

Service to my country? Been there, Done that, and I\'ve got my DD214 to prove it. Member of DAV #85. Michael A. Terrell Central Florida

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joseph2k 19 years ago

There are samples on amazon for Jack and Utah.

JosephKK Gegen dummheit kampfen die Gotter Selbst, vergebens. --Schiller

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David Flory 19 years ago

I'm from Texas, and I love Bob Wills. I'm a Wagner nut too, but for a repellent, I'd pick Wagner. He seems to drive non-Wagner people up the wall.

Any teen who liked Wagner is a teen I wouldn't want to repel, anyway. :)

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