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As were wandering around South Hall, we just so happened to stumble upon Taser International‘s booth. Being the adventurous guy that he is, [Caleb] decided to volunteer to get tased. Not being able to pass up such a great opportunity, we instantly broke out our cameras and recorded the video above. Enjoy, we know we sure did.
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awww i was hoping for a ‘don’t tase me bro’
I lol’d.
He has more balls than me, thats for sure.
what exactly is the point of being tased?
publicity stunt?
there are hundreds of these videos
That was a lot of fun to watch.
lol that was funny.
Maybe he can talk the MakerBot guys in to making him a tased badge.
@pointless: What’s the point of parachuting, bungy jumping, rollercoaster riding? And don’t tell me you can resist licking them 9Volters.
/agree sneakypoo
@sneakypoo
parachuting, bungy jumping, and rollercoasters generally envolve fun, not pain (unless you get very unlucky, and then there’s a lot of pain)
getting electrocuted is guaranteed pain; doing something painful for enjoyment is called masochism
thrill-seekers are not necessarily masochists…
Ouch!
On another note, the hackaday looks pretty cool – are they for sale anywhere?
Krafty Caleb! Way to take one for the team!
Did that by chance improve your posting abilities? :)
Stop tasing Dr. House!!!
…I meant to say t-shirt :P
Hahaha, the video was great, and the comments here are quite entertaining as well. Way to take one for the team Caleb.
See? BAD-ASS. I knew you wouldn’t let me down, Caleb. http://hackaday.com/2010/01/07/ces-update-we-made-it/#comment-116210
“And if you don’t own a personal taser, today is the time to pick one up. They’re 30% off and come in a variety of colors!”
Seriously? A variety of colors? Because you have to look good while you’re taking down a perp?
Oh noes, now that he’s repented he can write even more bad posts !
And lol @ therian’s always positive attitude XD
Taking one for the team! Bravo!! Seriously though….. I’m proud of you for your dedication to reporting, showing us what it’s really like.
Not sure if you’re crazy or a brilliant journalist but that was fun to watch. How could you stay so happy & excited after that??
I was also hoping for the “don’t tase me bro….” comment as well. Way to take one for the team. hk
what has this to do with hacking?
If I want such stupidity, I can go to youtube.
@Mike: yeah I heard that as well. Ridiculous
@Adam,
congratulations on being “that guy”.
We forgive you Caleb.
I hope it was powered by an Arduino…
Yeah for the next video can you tase some Arduinos…
@Caleb: Woah I had no idea you’re from Missouri as well o_O. Beers to ya if I’m around there again sometime soon.
I have a stun baton that is supposedly 1,000,000 volts, but I’d feel too bad to test it on any of my buddies.
Wow that was either crazy stupid or really brave.
And remember that whole story about post incident brain aneurysms and taser victims have never really been proven.
Caleb,
My neighbor got tased by the cops in my front yard. I talked to him later and he said he was trying really hard not to defecate in his pants, which is apparently pretty common when tased. Did the Taser people warn you of such an event?
Ride the ligntnin’ Caleb.
Publicity stunt. Always entertaining to see someone get zapped though.
As for the purpose, it’s an experience. Now whenever people talk about tasers, Caleb has personal experience with being on the receiving end.
that was somehow satisfying.
They obviously didn’t keep it on long enough
@chode, Greg, and the others who simply enjoyed it.
this was my gift to you.
@peter,
exactly. perfectly explained.
@AMediumPace,
That too a little bit. But that was a minor bonus.
@Eric,
I was concerned. I asked before hand. We probably wouldn’t have posted the video if I had crapped all over myself.
@vonskippy,
Is there really a difference between stupid and brave? I don’t think so. I’m OK with both I think.
@Skitchin,
Look me up! I have facebook etc.
@JoeG,
crazy I hope. I don’t know how you could not be excited afterwards!
@Janin,
that’s the plan.
@Mike,
yeah, creepy.
@iloveyou,
strangely, having a fan is almost more disturbing than having haters.
@sport,
I had to. I knew it could not be avoided.
@steve,
I’m not sure if I’m pleased with this or not.
@Supershwa,
yes. this was penance.
I don’t approve on helping them portray tasering as some sort of fun thing, please don’t do that, it is a bad idea.
Taser International’s propaganda and immature jackass stunts have nothing to do with hacking.
@nio,
I don’t promote taser or claim to verify their safety. Seriously though, i’ve done worse just for fun.
@Pointless
You sour, po faced misanthrop it isn’t masachism, it’s just being able to have a laugh.
@Caleb
Very well played sir, I wouldn’t agree to this ever.
That was pretty epic. If anything, one hell of a story! It would have been better if the camera was shooting at a lower angle, just to get more “tased” facial expressions. lol
Great sport Caleb… BTW now we know what they think of us Missourians. :)
Holy smokes! The guy with the mic is sheriff John Bunnell, the narrator in all those “Worlds Wildest Police Videos” shows. Awesome.
Having quality hacks posted, gold
Having something new posted, gold
Having something awe inspiring posted, platinum
Having Caleb getting tazed, Priceless.
That Taser chick in the red and black clothing looks pretty good too!
Coming up next on H-a-D, how to make your own tazer using an arduino, some camera flash capacitors, a car battery and two knitting needles. Includes optional twitter integration.
;-)
@James, don’t forget the spools of copper wire and a rail-gun for launching the high voltage knitting needles at the victim ;)
I wouldn’t have warned you, I’d just have done it. If you’re not all tense and expecting it the kick is even more intense.
@M4cgyv3r,
Absolutely. I had 15 minutes to prepare, then you can see I have plenty of time to “pre-tense” my muscles so the shock wasn’t so bad. I didn’t have that violent jerk that you would have if you weren’t prepared.
Ouch, way to take one for the team Caleb! I was thinking of going to CES next year but it looks to painful. :)
While this may have provided an entertaining video, I believe you should also point out the various public safety concerns that have been raised, and how Taser are doing there best to sweep them under the carpet. Take for example the death of Robert Dziekanski after being needlessly tasered by the RCMP. (http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/tasers/video.html) Please, take a more balanced approach, instead of giving free advertising to such a questionable company.
Tomorrow on HAD, we’ll be looking at how to put your own taser together from old parts lying around the home… :)
@tehgringe,
http://hackaday.com/2007/10/23/cell-phone-taser/
Same principle should work for any xenon bulb based disposable camera. Careful though!
This doesn’t please me..it’s not acceptable..led circuits please
For me the most interesting thing about this is Sherriff Brunnel’s obvious inability to wrap his head around Caleb’s personality; he’s obviously used to would-be tough guys taking the challenge and cannot quite grok this playful adventurous high-tech hippie kind of guy hailing from Missouri.
“NEEDS MORE LEDS!!!” ::ZZZZZAAAAAPPPPPP::
@ben,
Hey now, I really don’t care about Arduinos, but I am a sucker for LEDs.
He should have screamed “ARDUINO!”