http://www.gadgetreview.com/2006/03/suitcase-that-literally-shocks-thieves.html Your Source for Gadget News, Reviews and Deals Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:38:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.gadgetreview.com/2006/03/suitcase-that-literally-shocks-thieves.html/comment-page-1#comment-713 Gadget Review » Clothing that Protects Against 50,000 Volt Stun Gun Wed, 05 Apr 2006 18:48:35 +0000 http://www.gadgetreview.com/2006/03/suitcase-that-literally-shocks-thieves.html#comment-713 [...] Getting zapped by stun gun which emits 50,000 volts is no walk in the park. But what if you could casually stand there, take a stun to the chest and not think twice about it. Thor Shield, a polyester fabric, is designed to do just that, and is currently being incorporated in military and law enforcement clothing – sorry, not available for the consumer market. G2, the company that manufactures the conductive material, indicated that what makes the polyester material effective is that it’s bonded to a conducted material that loops the electricity, and essentially sends the electricity back to the gun. The designer of the Thor Shield, Greg Schultz, brainstormed the material one evening while watching a program on Stun Guns – course it helps that he spent years as an engineer building lighting detection systems that are placed near roller coasters and other large structures susceptible to lightning strikes. [...] [...] Getting zapped by stun gun which emits 50,000 volts is no walk in the park. But what if you could casually stand there, take a stun to the chest and not think twice about it. Thor Shield, a polyester fabric, is designed to do just that, and is currently being incorporated in military and law enforcement clothing – sorry, not available for the consumer market. G2, the company that manufactures the conductive material, indicated that what makes the polyester material effective is that it’s bonded to a conducted material that loops the electricity, and essentially sends the electricity back to the gun. The designer of the Thor Shield, Greg Schultz, brainstormed the material one evening while watching a program on Stun Guns – course it helps that he spent years as an engineer building lighting detection systems that are placed near roller coasters and other large structures susceptible to lightning strikes. [...]

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