Tuesday, 15 November 2016

Bike lock to deter thieves with a bad smell

A man in San Francisco has developed a bike lock that he hopes will deter bike thieves once and for all...

SkunkLock is a bike lock that is armed with a powerful noxious spray and it’s not something you want to be messing with! If a thief tries to saw through the lock, a vomit worthy smell will be released making the thief flee while vomiting all over themselves; karma.

Don’t worry; the chemical had to pass compliance tests and it has been approved as legal. The SkunkLock has not yet been tested on an actual thief but has been tested on volunteers. The inventors said “It’s pretty much immediately vomit inducing, causes difficulty breathing and has a lot of similar symptoms to pepper spray. It was absolutely vomit inducing on 99% of people!”

The product is not yet available for purchasing; however the Sanfransican-entrepreneurs are currently crowd funding for their future. By pledging $99 to their Indiegogo Fund you can expect your very own SkunkLock by June 2017. Find out more about the lock here.