Student arrested for making disposable camera Taser Answered

Ignite a cannon?

Drive a plasma ball?

Make dead frogs' legs twitch?

Drive an electrostatic motor?

Make 900 soldiers dance?

I dunno. The ~300V on a camera flash is only "high voltage" compared to batteries. Your electrostatic motors and such require that 10kV+ version of "high voltage." But then, those are all "non-taser" things anyway...

you mean tesla coils?

Wow, you're just full of links aren't ya?

or just learn the principles behind HV potential storage....learning can be fun without being harmful to one's self or others.

They could easily be from here.

[https://www.instructables.com/forum/student-arrested-for-camera-tazer...-are-dangerous/ Check this other thread for a related discussion.]

if they are, i doubt ibles is in any way liable. the ibles have disclaimers, but should be switched to:

this device uses high voltage and can cause injury and death. neither instructables, its affiliates or the designer of this device are in any way liable for personal or property damages causes by use or misuse of this device. this device is considered illegal in some countries, such as Canada. do not break the law. this device is classed as a weapon. be careful. do not take this device to school, or flash it in public.

"...flash it in public."

That is especially unwise in cold weather...

Oh Kiteman.... What will we do with you?

probably send him to a comedy fest.

as long as he is not flashing anything ;-)

Like what?

not clicking....not clicking....im in school....i dont want to risk i...... i want to know what it is.....damn my curiosity........ironically, this reminds me of cow poetry................

Do not resist the influence of Kiteman...

Kiteman would not lead you astray...

_{You hope...}

now my curiosity is even worse. exept the link is to omygreetings, so now im even more suspicious

Have you looked yet?

no. im sure its smut. and the price to exorcise my pc if the link infects it is way to much at future shop.

. Go for it! No guts, no glory. . If you survive, let us know and I'll try it.

i will try it later today, on the linux platform. that way, i cant get the virus the link contains.

Wicked grin

Go on....

:-)

Nice! Didn't see that one coming!

Although disclaimers are pretty much essential now, I find it pretty sad that people can't accept responsibility for their actions.... :-/

yeah i know. the kids lucky though. here in quebec, hed have been tazered for sure.

Thanks, i used this dissclaimer on my instrutable ;D

no problem.

Add some capitalization, maybe a different color, and slap it on top of all of them. That'll be sure to keep the Feds from knocking on the door of the Instructables HQ!

i should add
observe all safety precautions for handling high voltages, including, but not limited to, a proper discharge probe and ground connection. by in any way, manner or form proceeding to the next step, i consent to this disclaimer, will waive instructables or its affiliates of any liability and am aware of the safety risks involved

Yes you did. By the time I realized it there was already some discussion here as well so I left it.

not if they used the disclaimer i posted above

Yah, i guess so. Eh, half the time i don't think before i post...

I will say that as both a former teacher and youthful troublemaker I can see both side of the story. I will say that I have seen kids use eye droppers to drip concentrated acid on the necks of other kids (I couldn't stop them in time). I've also had kids put pencils into the electric sockets near their desks. You name it, I've probably seen it. The problem is that kids lack judgment (a lot of adults do too, just watch Cops.) However, the role of a school adult is to keep all of the kids safe, in spite of the collective stupidity and random chance of real danger. There are a number of heart diseases that can be thrown into an acute episode by a relatively low voltage whack across the chest. And don't forget other neural illnesses (epilepsy.) Then there is the hole horseplay aspect. There might be a game of tag (and I would admit it sounds like a lot of fun, honestly) but it could be dangerous if the device is activated on God knows where. I also had students who didn't see the harm in bringing guns to school. So yes, schools can appear to overreact. However, if you think we are uptight, you should have an irate parent in your face about some stupidity another child did to their own offspring. One of my favorites was a very thorough pimp like slap on the ass of a female student when she bent over. And God Almighty help you if the media gets involved. Go easy on us. We care about children. There are no other compelling reasons as to why we put up with the stress we do.

> Our greatest danger, IMHO, is not learning what is dangerous or worse yet, not learning what is stupid. We are liable to do dangerous and stupid things if we are not aware of what they are. . Amen! . It was a drizzling rain when we got home with my daughter's first motorcycle/dirt bike. I encouraged her to ride around in the yard and go as fast as she could. I figured she was better off learning that she could (and would) crash on soft, wet grass at 10-15mph rather than 10 foot up a pine tree at 40mph. When she started, she was a typical, invincible, I-can't-crash teenager. After about the second good spill, she figured it out for herself; much better than me telling her. When we finally got rid of the bike, the headlight and turn signals were busted, lots of dents and dings, &c, but The Daughter is still healthy.

We may not heed when Papa tells us the stove is hot, but we never ever place our hand back on the burner ever again, when we disregard his warning; that is for sure.