And I would have gotten away with it, too, if it wasn't for...

November 29, 2005 6:37 PM

Wales inventor creates teenager repellent device. Barry Gaugh has created a device to keep those pesky kids from hangin' around outside of his (or your) store. It emits a high-pitched squeal that teenagers find unbearable, but older people (with their presumably crotchety hearing) don't notice. Of course, many of us adults can hear these noises, as we discussed here.
posted by spiderwire (5 comments total)

Rhomboid posted a definitive explanation of how these sounds are generated here.

Coincidentally, I too am working on a teenager repellent -- it's called "good taste," but it's unfortunately still in the early development stages.
posted by spiderwire at 6:38 PM on November 29, 2005

As posted further down the front page today. :(
posted by crabintheocean at 6:40 PM on November 29, 2005

deja vu
posted by jazon at 6:43 PM on November 29, 2005

Rhomboid posted a definitive explanation of how these sounds are generated here.

Or it could just be, you know, a speaker.
posted by delmoi at 7:35 PM on November 29, 2005

*sprays double post repellent* ITS NOT WORKING!!!!
posted by wheelieman at 7:50 PM on November 29, 2005