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- njection, on 12/06/2007, -2/+40Vid or it doesn't exist
- Rsulliv1, on 12/06/2007, -2/+37I hope police officers don't start to use this... you thought tasers were bad...
- thadjudkins, on 12/06/2007, -1/+32Sure hope you just got that pacemaker installed for the fashion statement and not because you needed it!
- InferiorWang, on 12/06/2007, -0/+22Don't fry my car, bro!
- f4nt0m4s, on 12/06/2007, -0/+18This would look mighty nice next to my missiles and ricochets. Now all we need is a deranged clown to drive an ice cream truck...
- vsujohn2, on 12/06/2007, -1/+18I dont think you need any more hotpockets fatty...
- vsujohn2, on 12/06/2007, -5/+21Dont car-taze me bro!!
- dinostabOMG, on 12/06/2007, -1/+16Yeah, I'm sure they'll use it responsibly. Just like tasers.
- bamafun, on 12/06/2007, -0/+14wow I guess we have more to worry about now then people talking on their cell phones while driving lol
- MetaMars, on 12/06/2007, -1/+14Kamehameha!!!
- jessandunnotis, on 12/06/2007, -7/+19Holy Mackerals! We're in deep bovine scatology!
- inactive, on 12/06/2007, -1/+11I expected one as well. Very disappointed.
- toastgodsupreme, on 12/06/2007, -2/+12That was my first thought. So this is essentially an EMP weapon it sounds like. Oh well, we didn't like old people anyway, they have no business driving.
- arytsola, on 12/06/2007, -0/+9Makes me wonder what really happens to the car. Is the car usable after 10 minutes again? Does it need a software reset on the local workshop, or is the $50000 stolen Chevy totally unrepairable?
- tempusrob, on 12/06/2007, -0/+8BS of the highest order. Nice try, though.
- Tenoq, on 12/06/2007, -0/+8I'm off to buy an old diesel truck now. Shame about the stereo though. :p
- OverlordXenu, on 12/06/2007, -2/+8This is supposed to be used in place of the PIT maneuver, just like the Taser is supposed to be used in place of lethal force.
I don't see this going well... - zetec, on 12/06/2007, -0/+6If you're gonna go that in depth with your master plan, howabout work out some sort of plan that doesn't involve a high-speed police pursuit. 99% of the time, the cops are gonna win. You can outrun Ford, you can outrun Chevy, but you can't outrun Motorola. (Or LTR, EDACS, or Project 25 or any of the other variants.)
- himalstorch, on 12/06/2007, -2/+8Now the police can fry, not only the car, but the driver's pacemaker along with it..
Now that's what I call progress. - sevenalive, on 12/06/2007, -0/+6That's what i would like to know? i think it will completely destroy the electrical components and be a total loss, cuz 1/2 the car is electrical now.
- inactive, on 12/06/2007, -0/+6I'm pretty sure its possible in the deep south.
- shig, on 12/06/2007, -1/+7I'm sure the police are going to have the opportunity to test a variety of beam weapons on citizens. Today's taser is tomorrow's phaser.
- brad3378, on 12/06/2007, -1/+6I'm more concerned about the motorists still using string & a pair of tin cans.
- Clevinger, on 12/06/2007, -1/+6"So long as they're not deployed like tasers." Oh, they will be. ;-)
- sotopheavy, on 12/06/2007, -0/+5Breaking: Ford announces cars made of tupperware.
- statikuz, on 12/06/2007, -0/+5Come on - submission is via Engadget, via Slashgear, via Discovery News...
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2007/11/29/engine-ca ... - Subvexer, on 12/06/2007, -3/+7Don't vaporise me, bro!
- julianrod, on 12/06/2007, -0/+4Don't beam me, Scotty?
- inactive, on 12/06/2007, -0/+3It is going to slow down and be MUCH safer than one that continues to speed controlled by a desperate driver.
- RussellDovey, on 12/06/2007, -0/+3You'll be fine unless you have any metallic components.
- Gemfinder, on 12/06/2007, -0/+3The end of high-speed car chases as we know it.
- audey10, on 12/06/2007, -0/+3FARADAY!
- glinsvad, on 12/06/2007, -0/+3Meals on wheels FTW
- Gaulven, on 12/06/2007, -0/+2Sensitive electronics will be fried and need replaced. I know that in my car, an 88 BMW, there's a box called the ECM or the Engine Control Unit. There are some electronics in there and a chip, the one you replace with a performance chip if you're into that sort of thing. It's under the dash somewhere, but usually above the glove compartment. That would need to be replaced. They're in the realm of $500 new.
Then there's the dash, as in the gauge cluster. And the little computer thing that tells you the time and temperature. Willing to bet those don't work anymore either. Those can cost.
On more modern cars... I think there might be a long list to bring it back up to fully functional. But to just make it run again depends on whatever the "ECM"-like unit costs. - NSMike, on 12/06/2007, -0/+2fried cell phones FTW!
- MindStalker, on 12/06/2007, -0/+2My uncle is a sheriff and he was talking about over thanksgiving how they often have to pay to replace tires of innocent cars when they use nail strips (cause in a busy highway you're gonna end up stopping more than just the car you want no matter how fast you are at pulling it back). II wonder if this device might fry nearby cars as well, possibly.
- CaviMike, on 12/06/2007, -1/+3Four 'whips?' Oh dear lord...
- zunigbab, on 12/06/2007, -0/+2BRILLIANTLY Linked to an Engadget Link to a Slashgear Link to the Discovery News story. Absolutlely retarded laziness on submitters part. Thanks for wasting my time. BTW, here is the story.
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2007/11/29/engine-ca ... - thecarpe, on 12/06/2007, -0/+2Wrap your car in aluminum foil. Thwart the cops and aliens all at the same time.
- ArtificialAnus, on 12/06/2007, -0/+2What about the potential for damage to people in vehicles uninvolved in the police chase... will their cars be fried when this thing goes off in the vicinity? What about infrastructure? Power lines? Cell phone towers along the road? Buried cables under the road or by the roadside?
- inactive, on 12/06/2007, -0/+2You'd be safe. You will wrap your car in tin foil.
- vulapine, on 12/06/2007, -0/+2The microwave system would work by damaging the electronic parts that operate the fuel injection system and other regulatory components. Older cars and some diesel vehicles do not use electronic fuel injection, power steering, etc. Nope. It's good old spike strips or a shotgun blast through the driver's window for those lucky folks.
- Tenoq, on 12/06/2007, -0/+2Drive-by-wire, brake-by-wire FTL. That's actually a fair point - but if it's being used as an alternative to crashing your vehicle anyway (ie, PIT maneuver) then I don't think that's a significant concern.
- KingLeo, on 12/06/2007, -0/+2Youtube anyone?
- MrSteamTank, on 12/06/2007, -0/+2Power steering is barely a necessity considering all cars turn mechanically. My '95 civic doesn't have power steering and the only time I ever get annoyed is when parking. I hear that some cars have purely electronic braking but I'd imagine they would have mechanical backups for emergencies.
- peranadigital, on 12/06/2007, -0/+2There's not exactly a lot of detail in the article but chances are it will kill the on board computer that runs just about everthying in the car. Fuel injection will fail as a result and the car will be useless. If it's just the computer that dies it'd cost a few thousand dollars to replace. Stereo too and maybe some other intricate devices like sat nav etc. It really depends how hi-tech the car is. The car itself will be fine.
- inactive, on 12/06/2007, -0/+2I totally get your point, it's a good one, I was just looking at it from the perspective on how to defeat their device, not practicality.
- ChromaVita, on 12/06/2007, -1/+3Not to mention what a speeding car is going to do once fried.
- TomKarpik, on 12/06/2007, -0/+2Ever cooked a hot dog in a microwave for 50 nanoseconds? (RTFA)
- CeeJayDK, on 12/06/2007, -0/+2Thats the day right before CATURDAY.. right ?
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