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I'm a fairly large and robust build (6ft, 240lb/17st/110kg) so people tend to end up hurt if I step on their feet or take a step backward and bump into them.
What I'm proposing is a proximity sensor or two (similar to those common on passenger cars nowadays) built into or attached to the back of my
belt and feeding information to a tiny beeper in one ear. Sensitivity adjustable, if I should need to walk into a kindergarten.
That way, if someone has quietly moved up behind me I don't take a step back to turn away and accidently flatten their toes or foot. Likewise, it might prevent my turning and crushing some tiny person, usually female, against a wall or counter.
Also useful to prevent people sneaking up on you, especially on crowded public transport, footpaths or in the dark.
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I tend to step on small dogs but that's on purpose (just kidding). |
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I think we have "personal turn signals" in here somewhere> |
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Something is needed. I have large feet, somewhat like a kangaroo, and a bad habit of taking a step back and turning on my heel. |
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I squashed a woman's foot today and I suspect I broke some of her toes. She was crying as I carried/helped her to the pharmacy across the street, for help. |
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well [+] for the image of a rather large guy with bat ears striding through the concourse, but what you want is those whatsises for the blind: sonar basically. |
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I said I was blundering, not blind :) |
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Don't we have shoe backup beepers, or something similarly
named, for this reason? I mean really, what are people getting so
close behind you for that you can't take a step back? Is it very
windy where you live, that they
have to take shelter? Do Australians not respect a guy's personal
space? Sounds to me like that lady may well have deserved what
she got. |
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she may have gotten sucked into his wake. |
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6', 240, shaved head, bat-ears... I'm thinking there's gonna be a "safety-zone" around you while walking in public regardless of the bat-ear functionality... also wouldn't worry too much about being snuck up on. |
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// 6', 240, shaved head, bat-ears // |
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You forgot the tattoos, the piercings, and the body odour .... |
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Could this not be better achieved by rear-view mirrors attached to spectacle frames ? |
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//a tiny beeper in one ear// It's going to have to be a lot noisier than that if you want people behind to hear it. |
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Why would I want people behind me to hear it? It's to warn me that some numbnuts is in my blind spot and about to be crushed. |
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BTW, who mentioned bat ears? Sounds like some corpulent tank officer's ideal man? |
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bat ears: adjustable for comfort and without the complication of having belt-mounted sensors *as well* as earphones. |
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I saw a little boy yesterday with enormous ears. They were almost the size of an old man's ears. I tried to catch him but I think he heard me coming. |
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I want something tiny and discreet, so people won't think I'm a large, clumsy oaf, [FT]. |
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hula-hoop which stands out from the body half a foot, and beeps when nudged |
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Can't really imagine myself in a crinoline skirt. Then again, there was the time I went to a "Priscilla, Queen of the Desert" party, in drag. |
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rear-facing, belt-mounted attack-pomeranian. |
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or a suitably loud shirt. |
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a brightly coloured, patterned shirt should work best: colouration to keep it (sub)consciously noticeable and a pattern to enhance depth perception if there's a quick velocity change. |
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but, yes the "Priscilla" get-up would probably work too. |
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There were about 80 men and women, dressed as the opposite sex, at the party. At about 11:30pm it was gatecrashed by 8-10 bikies, who each took a beer, sat down, had a look around and left in a hell of a hurry. Bloody funny! |
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An airbag belt ? To firmly yet gently move pedestrians out of the way ? |
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With a bit of redesign of the gas generator, the airbag could also produce fresh popcorn. This could be given to the displaced pedestrian as a small gesture of consolation, which they can consume while waiting for the paramedics to arrive. |
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Reclining airbag victim tries eating popcorn, asphyxiates. |
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A 17st 6' main in a drag-queen crinoline?
I think it would work mostly by dissuading people from getting too close in the first place. |
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I'm quite certain you're right. Don't forget that I'm as bald as a towball, as well. |
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