Scientists Create Gun That Physically Stops You From Talking

[Zen Toombs]

Judging from the title, I was expecting a gun that fires gag balls at people. I guess this works too.

Toombs approves +4

OT: I appreciate the jokes, especially

Doom's BFG makes way for Japan's STFU

and

According to the team who put this 1984 2012 wonder together,

I see what you did there, it was quite clever.

Captcha - The beernaPl
[sup]Interesting invention, but is it beer + pineapple, or beer + apple? The world may never know![/sup]

 

[Zen Toombs]

For science.
You monster!

Japanese Science.
We do what we must
Because
We can.
For the good of All of Us
Except the ones who are dead.
But there's no sense crying over every mistakes,
We'll just keep on trying till we run out of cake,
And the science gets done
And we make a neat gun
For the people who are
Still Alive.

 

[Frizzle]

Fox News better hope I never get my hands on that gun.

Could you imagine if this could somehow be built into every public debate? I would actually enjoy the American primaries! (or whatever they're called)

Is it sad that this was my first thought for a legitimate use of this thing?

"mr. president, what are you going to do about all the loopholes big companies are able to use to avoid being taxed?"
"corporations are a very integral part of our..." /speechjammed
"mr. president, let me ask that question again, and maybe you can give a real answer this time"

Seriously. that would be the best use for this thing ever.

 

[Shia-Neko-Chan]

Some people in teamspeak do this unintentionally. while it does get annoying at first and interrupt your normal speaking patterns, all you really have to do is purposefully tone it out and possibly speak with your mouth open a little wider.

This can't work that well.

 

[Tanis]

It look me a few tries, but I figured out how to over come this...

FANS...talking in to them that is.

 

[Torrasque]

Fox News better hope I never get my hands on that gun.

Could you imagine if this could somehow be built into every public debate? I would actually enjoy the American primaries! (or whatever they're called)

Is it sad that this was my first thought for a legitimate use of this thing?

"mr. president, what are you going to do about all the loopholes big companies are able to use to avoid being taxed?"
"corporations are a very integral part of our..." /speechjammed
"mr. president, let me ask that question again, and maybe you can give a real answer this time"

Seriously. that would be the best use for this thing ever.

Lol, that would be so awesome. Politicians would actually have to know what they are talking about! That would certainly thin the herd, especially American politics.

 

[Jamash]

If this truly is a weapon, in America would it be protected under the 2nd Amendment or prohibited under the 1st Amendment?

Personally, I think it would be a good way of non-violently combating WBC rallies and the like, allowing them their right to protest but saving everyone else the displeasure of having to hear their hate speech.

 

[Formica Archonis]

The first was for use in what the public comfortably considers "quiet spaces," like libraries and movie theaters. The second was to disarm "louder, stronger" voices from dominating conversations.

And the very first time an enforced quiet zone causes someone to die due to being unable to call for help you'll see the lawsuits spring up like maggots from rotten meat.

 

[Mrsoupcup]

So the Cone of Silence is real? DDDD

 

[Redlin5_v1legacy]

Because sometimes saying shut up isn't enough and plan B can lead to charges of assault.

 

[Rect Pola]

Cool! But give it a funnier name. And make a gun that turns things into chickens.

 

[Zen Toombs]

Bravo!

*shrug* I did what I must, because I could.

Thank you, thank you, I'll be here till you all enjoy the taste of deadly neurotoxin!
After that...who knows? I might take up a hobby.

Reanimating the dead, maybe.

 

[Therumancer]

It's cool, but something that is both rife for abuse and seems like it would be prevented from use in pretty much every civilized nation on the planet.

That said, I expect it's going to be reduced in size and put to use somewhere, I can see quite a few situations where covert ops and dirty tricks operations would love to get their hands on this. From now on we're going to have to wonder whenever a politician flubs or has an odd break in his speech or whatever because I could really see this being used to sabotage political careers in nations where public speaking to gather a support base is a big deal.

 

[Slycne]

Cool expierment. As someone that's accidentally been on the receiving end of this effect (we were testing a streaming set up, but you ended up hearing yourself on a delay) it's incredibly jarring and very hard to keep a train of though going.

Though a few of the doom and gloomers here are failing to account for the fact that you need to be able to hear this device.

 

[Samurai Silhouette]

A normal gun can stop you from physically talking too.

 

[Nuke_em_05]

some people tend to lengthen their turns or deliberately interrupt other people when it is their turn in order to establish their presence rather than achieve more fruitful discussions. Furthermore, some people tend to jeer at speakers to invalidate their speech.

So... U.S. Congress?

Seriously, though, this isn't that weird coming from Japan. Talking in turn and collaboration is serious business over there. Sure, it has an Orwellian vibe, but they probably just see it as a means of facilitating respectful conversation.

That said, I wants one. Budget meetings would be so much more entertaining...

 

[Fayathon]

So the Japanese have made a device that functions similarly to Skype when I'm talking to someone using a standing microphone, speakers and isn't on push to talk?

Good thing I'm versed in talking over myself then.

 

[Weslebear]

SNIP

Oh god I would love to use this on myself, has anyone ever had to listen to themselves whilst setting up things like Mumble? For some reason I find it hilarious and start giggling and slurring my words.

On me at least I would just end up in hysterical laughter and derp it up hard, not sure if that's the intended effect but I would definitely stop talking.

 

[Aeshi]

What I wouldn't give or chop off to have one of these...

 

[antipunt]

Couldn't you just wear a set of earplugs?

>_>