Australian McDonald's Now Spraying Thieves With DNA
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Old product is old. Seriously this has been kicking for about 2/3 years commercially, though under various company names...
Still it's highly effective and using the window doesn't necessarily work. I was shown a home defence variant and you could hook that up to windows just as easily, it's neat stuff too.
You could get around it with full body protective gear but water is notoriously pervasive, it would have to be completely waterproof and sealed up very tight. Which is not in any way suspicious...basically even the obvious workaround makes life a LOT more difficult, it's good stuff.
Still it's highly effective and using the window doesn't necessarily work. I was shown a home defence variant and you could hook that up to windows just as easily, it's neat stuff too.
You could get around it with full body protective gear but water is notoriously pervasive, it would have to be completely waterproof and sealed up very tight. Which is not in any way suspicious...basically even the obvious workaround makes life a LOT more difficult, it's good stuff.
Sounds like a lawsuit waiting to happen if used on paying customer. At least in US I could see someone walking away with millions for being sprayed with DNA...
So... we can ID tag thieves with created DNA... but we still haven't cured Cancer or even found out why people get things like MS?
Why?
Why?
Huh. Now there's an interesting idea. This is the sort of thing you expect to see bandied around by "futurists" and sci-fi writers but never actually put into practice.
I expect to see neo-Luddites complaining that this somehow violates personal freedom more than a CCTV camera, because, like, genetic engineering is bad for some reason.
I expect to see neo-Luddites complaining that this somehow violates personal freedom more than a CCTV camera, because, like, genetic engineering is bad for some reason.
Spot the science goof and win a prize (no actual prizes will be given).
Biggest flaw in this plan: Telling potential burglars the plan.
Seriously, they should have shut up until they caught a few burglars. Then again, maybe it's all a clever ruse. There's no DNA sprayer, but as long as the criminals think there is ...
Seriously, they should have shut up until they caught a few burglars. Then again, maybe it's all a clever ruse. There's no DNA sprayer, but as long as the criminals think there is ...
Ahahah seriously why would anyone bother to rob a McDonalds restaurant , , ,and to top it off MkD`s now have a security system that i reckon banks and other richer bussiness should have!
Ronald sure loves his cheeseburgers xD
Ronald sure loves his cheeseburgers xD
I love the way the majority of comments in this thread pertain to the various ways in which this system can be fooled. Nice one guys.
OT: This is definately a new idea, certainly one I wouldn't have thought up. In fact it's rather creepy if you think about it too hard. I can see zombie apocalypse stories springing out of this one. Oh god... it's not just DNA, it's the T-Virus!
OT: This is definately a new idea, certainly one I wouldn't have thought up. In fact it's rather creepy if you think about it too hard. I can see zombie apocalypse stories springing out of this one. Oh god... it's not just DNA, it's the T-Virus!
This always happens. Whenever a new technique to catch criminals is invented there is inevitably someone who will shout from the rooftops about how cool and revolutionary it is. Yeah, perhaps it would be more effective if it wasn't common knowledge?lowkey_jotunn said:
Fair enough point. I'm just saying criminals are more likely to find a way around the system if they know the details of how it works. But I guess more than likely they'll just go rob another store... Hmm I guess you're right, this works in McDonald's favour at the very least.fenrizz said:
I am honestly surprised that a business like a fast food chain would be the first to employ this sort of system. Sounds like a good system to use in banks and such-like. Besides, do criminals really rob Maccy D that often?
Bender: "Disgusting humans...throwing DNA at each other to reproduce...I FIND THAT OFFENSIVE!"
Heh but seriously, we're shooting people with DNA? Better hope that stuff has no side effects, can you say lawsuit?
But one thing I was wondering...what exactly is the effective range of this stuff? Say you're sitting at a table near the door, someone robs the join, then runs out and gets sprayed. Are you going to be getting covered in DNA as well? Or does it make something of a DNA screen that the criminal runs through?
Heh but seriously, we're shooting people with DNA? Better hope that stuff has no side effects, can you say lawsuit?
But one thing I was wondering...what exactly is the effective range of this stuff? Say you're sitting at a table near the door, someone robs the join, then runs out and gets sprayed. Are you going to be getting covered in DNA as well? Or does it make something of a DNA screen that the criminal runs through?
You know, this reminds me of the time I sprayed someone with DNA in a McDonalds.
...that was a weird Flag Day.
...that was a weird Flag Day.