VIDEO: Former Editor Rob Wright Gets Tased

[dconnors]

Fun fact of the day: Everyone was pissed when Second Take went away. :-(

 

[belardo]

@ f-14

+1 those were the good ole days still have my voodoo blaster banshee and voodoo5000

Since that was around 2000~2001, before the blog-era started... it was very much a different website. Then I happen to come back to look up something about my Banshee/Voodoo3 and found that Toms had grown. 😉 I bet that if looked through my OLD email, I'd find one from Tom himself helping me on a Banshee issue.

My first gaming cards:
ATI 3D Rage 128 (I don't really consider it a gaming card but it DID 24bit output)
3Dfx Voodoo ($125, OEM version)
3Dfx Banshee ($100, retail) - On Par with the TNT, but games were mostly 3Ffx/Glide.
3Dfx Voodoo3 ($150, retail) - And I remained a Banshee lover

We loved Banshees because they were cheap cards, that were more or less on par with a Voodoo2 *BUT* without the need of a dedicated 2D card and yet half the price

After that... it was buying a ATI & GeForce video card almost 2~3 times a year until I got a 9800Pro which turned to 2+ years per card. GeForce 7600GT is the most expensive card I ever bought at $190 which is considered midrange. I gave the 7600GT to my son when turned 3. I still have a 3Dfx Voodoo3 card for historical reasons. Same as my Amiga 1000 & 3000.

 

[razor512]

I have tazed my self before, you have to move your muscles slowly to get any movement done, if you try to move quickly, you get no action at all. One of my friends bought one to protect their home, it could be launched or pressed against someone.

Either way, you are not attacking anyone while being tazed, and if a higher power is used like what the police may get, you wont be moving much for a minute or so after you have been tazed as they can be up to twice as powerful.

Also in that video, they didn't need to shock you that long, half the time would have had the same effect of taking someone down to the floor.

the reason for the prongs is for a quick shock and the person is still aggressive or a danger, you give them another shock, and if they broke into your house, you shock them until the batteries die or until the police come, which ever comes first.

 

[zerapio]

Jane, was it you the girl talking on the video. I imagined you with an Irish accent.

 

[JMcEntegart]

[citation][nom]zerapio[/nom]Jane, was it you the girl talking on the video. I imagined you with an Irish accent.[/citation]

So did I! Unfortunately, I've never had much of an accent at all. When I'm tired, angry or drunk it's more noticeable. I also say queue, if that's any consolation.

 

[sailfish]

@robwright, re:Belardo

chuckles!

Hope life is treating you well.