YOU ARE NOW FREE TO TWITCH VIOLENTLY ON THE FLOOR OF THE CABIN
The electro-shock air-traveler bracelet
(Thanks to Jeff Meyerson and Baron vonKlyff)
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July 08, 2008
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Wasn't this an episode of Star Trek? I think they called them "agonizers" or something like that....
As I recall, they were considered a BAD thing.....
Posted by: clark Kent | July 08, 2008 at 02:55 PM
Okay, that is entirely creepy. Considering the way airlines work these days, what if they weren't serviced properly and went off on accident?
Posted by: Margaritaville | July 08, 2008 at 02:56 PM
GEEZER: "Flight Attendant! I think I'm having a heart attack."
FLIGHT ATTENDANT: "Captain, can we zap passenger 187?"
ZAAAAP!!!
GEEZER: "Thanks! I'm okay now."
Posted by: eilbeback | July 08, 2008 at 02:59 PM
clark: Are you thinking of the collar of obedience?
Can I hack the RF frequency and zap everyone at the same time? Probably.
Posted by: The Dread Pirate Chris | July 08, 2008 at 03:05 PM
This collar of obedience?
Posted by: Siouxie | July 08, 2008 at 03:10 PM
Actually, I had forgot about that episode, Chris... I was thinking of the one where Kirk ends up on the alternate Enterprise where he has to deal with the evil Spock and evil crew....
They had agonizers they wore that a superior officer would use to torture them. I remember wondering who would voluntarily wear one of those and now here we have it in real life....
SCARY...
Posted by: clark Kent | July 08, 2008 at 03:26 PM
*attention shoppers, nerd alert on aisle seven*
;)
Posted by: Jeff Meyerson | July 08, 2008 at 03:32 PM
Yes, of course. How could I have forgotten the agonizer. The Klingons had one also.
Am I really this big a geek?
Guess so.
Posted by: The Dread Pirate Chris | July 08, 2008 at 03:36 PM
Flight attendant: You want MORE PRETZELS? Hahahahahaha, I'LL give you MORE PRETZELS!
-----ZAAAPPPPP!!!-----
Flight attendant: Now, anyone else want anything?
All passengers (but one), in unsion: No! We're fine! We'll share .....
Posted by: Meanie the Blue | July 08, 2008 at 03:38 PM
"S&M Airlines: Fly the unfriendly skies!"
...Like air travel post-9/11 wasn't already torturous enough...
Posted by: Wes S. | July 08, 2008 at 03:39 PM
Easy, Jeff.... LOL! In my defense, I only watched the original Star Trek... I never got into the New Generation or Deep Space whatever or the others that followed....
Posted by: clark Kent | July 08, 2008 at 03:39 PM
How to ensure a quiet flight for the crew? "Set bracelets to universal stun. We'll wake them up when we descend..."
Posted by: Allen at Division | July 08, 2008 at 03:50 PM
First Class passengers don't have to board with a "shock buddy" and get to have their own device.
Posted by: Not My Usual Alias | July 08, 2008 at 04:10 PM
Maybe someday they will just anesthetize us all when we get on board and make us sleep for the whole trip. There would be no need for crappy airline food or an in-flight movie nor would you hear the screaming baby in aisle 12
Posted by: DavCat | July 08, 2008 at 05:59 PM
Possibly the scariest thing about this thread is that your scenario, DavCat, actually makes sense to me.
Posted by: WriterDude | July 08, 2008 at 08:13 PM
Several dozen flight attendants have offered to test the device. On Naomi Campbell.
Posted by: padraig | July 08, 2008 at 08:57 PM
Love the name of the company that produced this:
Lamperd Less Lethal
What do you suppose their original name had been?
And Siouxie? Should I even ask why that website is in your FAVORITES file?
Posted by: MartiniShark | July 08, 2008 at 11:56 PM
Martini, it's for research.
Posted by: Siouxie | July 09, 2008 at 11:15 AM
it needs a microphone , that automatically knocks out poeple that say "Allahu AKbar" or "lululululu".
Posted by: absolute truth | July 09, 2008 at 04:22 PM