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Cell phone taser

This fellow made a 300 volt taser from his cell phone (a k800i). Thanks Sven! - Link.

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Posted by: rich.thomas on October 25, 2007 at 11:24 AM

Don't tase ME bro!

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Posted by: BobChatham on October 25, 2007 at 11:50 AM

I can't wait to see what's next from MAKE. DIY pepper spray? Zip guns? IEDs? Maybe you could roll all of this up into a special "Self Defense" issue! Better yet, why not spin off a new publication "Destroy: Technology For Doing Time." I'll bet "Soldier of Fortune" would be interested in a partnership with O'Reilly... ;-)

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Posted by: philliptorrone on October 25, 2007 at 11:54 AM

how about:

"break: technology that's outlived its time"
"ache: i shouldn't have made that cell taser"
"take: shoplifters of the world unite"

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Posted by: SabrinaHeaven on October 25, 2007 at 12:41 PM

This looks perfect for taking with you on flights.

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Posted by: byates on October 25, 2007 at 2:12 PM

I bet that would really annoy a charging mouse, or even wake up someone.

BTW a taser shoots the electrodes, that is a stun gun, a very weak one judging from the video.

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Posted by: gear_head on October 25, 2007 at 7:00 PM

What a top notch video that was, even if the make itself sucked ----------, the production value was huge.

Why on earth is Make: posting this kind of crap?

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Posted by: philliptorrone on October 25, 2007 at 7:56 PM

@gear_head - i can tell you why i posted it... i really thought the idea of modding a camera phone like the k800i is interesting. with a few simple mods you have a stun-gun / taser like device. not all camera phones have a flash like this, i'll be on the look out for one and will experiment a bit, i'm sure others will too.

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