Holly shit, Ultrasonic Youth deterrent for shops and homes

[sNyx]

Ultrasonic Youth deterrent for shops and homes


http://www.compoundsecurity.co.uk/

How does the Mosquito system work?
Mosquito is essentially a sounder unit that emits a very high (ultra-sonic) tone that is completely harmless even with long term use. The unit has been tested by NPL to ensure it complies with HSE report 343/2001.

I am not a teenager, will the Mosquito annoy me?
This is very unlikely and research has shown that the majority of people over the age of 25, have lost the ability to hear at this frequency range. It should be borne in mind, however, that the unit usually has the desired effect – moving the crowds away – within just a few minutes, at which time the unit can be turned off. So even if you are able to hear the noise to some degree, you would not have to put up with it for long.

What about dogs?
Although dogs have very acute hearing and are easily able to hear at this frequency, extensive testing shows that it does not appear to bother them.

How quickly does it work?
The longer someone is exposed to the sound, the more annoying it becomes. Field trials have shown that teenagers are acutely aware of the Mosquito and usually move away from the area within just a couple of minutes. The field trails also suggest that after several uses, the groups of children / teenagers tend not to loiter in the areas covered by the Mosquito, even when it is not turned on.

What is the range of the Mosquito?
The effective range is between 15 and 20 metres. The closer one gets to the unit the more effective it is.

What about teenage customers and my neighbours?
It takes a minute or so for the presence of the sound to make any impact, even on teenagers. Genuine teenage customers who will only be within range for seconds whilst on their way in and out of the shop will not find the sound of significant consequence. As the transmission of the sound is directional and as high frequency short wavelengths do not travel effectively through solid objects, it is unlikely that there will be any adverse effect on neighbours. The unit comes complete with a timer and manual over-ride.

[tiedye]

"Jesus that sound is annoying"

"yeah. . . let's go rob some other place"

.... yeah right. Like this could be anymore annoying than a security alarm going off?

[G3N3R4L]

my old boss preferred the old broom and "shoo" method.


haha

[sNyx]

Originally Posted by tiedye

"Jesus that sound is annoying"

"yeah. . . let's go rob some other place"

.... yeah right. Like this could be anymore annoying than a security alarm going off?

I assume its more then an annoying buzz or a bell, this is IN your ear shit.
Hense the Ultrasonic :p

[tiedye]

Originally Posted by sNyx™

I assume its more then an annoying buzz or a bell, this is IN your ear shit :p

lol, probably. I'll put it in a different light:

Annoying Sound vs Food For a Week

edit: I wonder what kind of damage this could do to your ear drums even despite the testing? Hahaha, I could definately see a law suit coming out of this one.

[Disco_Whore]

^It seems like it's geared to get rid of loitering kids, not thieves.

[Chuck]

Ill take 2 please. Installed on my vehicle.

[prozac]

Reminds me of the 711 in Salmon Arm that used to play really loud classical music and oldies outside. Funny thing is it did actually stop so many teenagers from hanging around outside.

[dabbler]

watched a show about this last year, they are already implementing these in england as panic buttons in stores to prevent shop swarming (gangs of a dozen or more kids that raid a store and shoplift everything they can) makes it really hard to carry shit with your hands over your ears:p and it doesn't bother the shop owners one bit since most people lose the ability to hear that frequency by the age of 25 ish... works really well for loitering from what i've seen of some test footage.

[Heffy]

Soon you will see these kids pimpin G-unit ear plugs, just you wait! :P

[Mr.Dave]

Originally Posted by prozac

Reminds me of the 711 in Salmon Arm that used to play really loud classical music and oldies outside. Funny thing is it did actually stop so many teenagers from hanging around outside.

I was just about to say it's the new classical music!


And then I did.

[sidekick]

^the mcdonalds/subway in white rock plays opera outside. ugh.

[DefJef]

Originally Posted by prozac

Reminds me of the 711 in Salmon Arm that used to play really loud classical music and oldies outside. Funny thing is it did actually stop so many teenagers from hanging around outside.

lol one of the 7's in coquitlam used to do that

[esoter1c]

http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/article...1&in_page_id=2

:285:

[mapleleaf4ever]

Originally Posted by sidekick

^the mcdonalds/subway in white rock plays opera outside. ugh.

That is exactly what I was thinking of when I saw this. My Friend used to be the Night Manager of that Subway.

[sNyx]

UPDATE: clip of the system in action
turn your speakers up and try to find someone over 30 to test!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/wiltshire/audio/mosquito_sound.mp3

[dabbler]

just sounds like my tinnitus lol