11 ms·

I have found that the fog generating alarm systems are the ones that will stop burglars in their tracks. If they can't see, they're not going to hang about and

by multjoy 4mo ago

I have found that the fog generating alarm systems are the ones that will stop burglars in their tracks. If they can't see, they're not going to hang about and if they've tooled up with NV then that's a whole different threat model.

bombcar 4mo ago
You need to add the dobermans - the old fog&dog gets 'em every time.
- kraquepype 4mo ago
  A wooden battering ram from the ceiling does wonders. The fog&dog&log never fails.
  - bombcar 4mo ago
    That would legitimately be horrifying - you break in somewhere, suddenly all is dark and fog spreads everywhere, then the growling begins and then you're Ewok'd from behind by a tree.
    - kraquepype 4mo ago
      A series of booby traps based on a phonetic pattern would be hilarious. fog, dog, log, jog, hog, bog, pog, nog Enveloping fog Dogs and wild pigs set loose Log launches at you off a treadmill Trap door drops you into a flooded basement Barrage of paper disks Eggnog super soakers
      - bombcar 4mo ago
        We've the plot for the next Home Alone - Kevin McCallister is now grown up trying to develop a home security company ...
  - sneak 4mo ago
    And afterwards, you can call Brick Top and feed ‘em to the pigs.
TacticalCoder 4mo ago
> I have found that the fog generating alarm systems are the ones that will stop burglars in their tracks. We have one of those at our vacation home (well it's more than a vacation home: I used to live there but it's now house we use for vacation, several times a year but anyways...). We've got that system connected to the alarm. It's amazing and the system did evolve: in the early days the fog had to be projected in the middle of the room or it'd leave traces on the walls. Now it's a fog that doesn't leave any trace anymore. The reason it works so well it's that it means: "Now you cannot see jack shit and in a few minutes the police is going to be there". It kicked in once: the bad people quickly left. > If they can't see, they're not going to hang about ... No indeed... > and if they've tooled up with NV then that's a whole different threat model. In my case the alarm is still there and if the company monitoring the alarm system tells the police "there are people dressed up like it's war with night-vision system", then they'll take it even more seriously. I've had a house without my alarm on (because kid had a medical emergency and was between life and death: I left in a hurry and forgot to turn the alarm on) visited by burglars and it ain't a fun thing. I highly recommend alarm systems that generate a fog. It's a wonderful thing. And that fog doesn't last too long: by the time your back at your home, it's like the would-be-thieves: gone.
- simondotau 4mo ago
  Better still, fill the room with the same scent they add to town gas. Anyone with an ounce of self preservation will get out of the building VERY FAST.
  - attila-lendvai 4mo ago
    heh, i'm afraid that smell will linger on longer than you want to try in a building used as living quarters... :)
    - simondotau 3mo ago
      It’d be fine. The smell of victory.
- 4mo ago

by multjoy 4mo ago

bombcar 4mo ago

You need to add the dobermans - the old fog&dog gets 'em every time.

kraquepype 4mo ago
A wooden battering ram from the ceiling does wonders. The fog&dog&log never fails.
- bombcar 4mo ago
  That would legitimately be horrifying - you break in somewhere, suddenly all is dark and fog spreads everywhere, then the growling begins and then you're Ewok'd from behind by a tree.
  - kraquepype 4mo ago
    A series of booby traps based on a phonetic pattern would be hilarious. fog, dog, log, jog, hog, bog, pog, nog Enveloping fog Dogs and wild pigs set loose Log launches at you off a treadmill Trap door drops you into a flooded basement Barrage of paper disks Eggnog super soakers
    - bombcar 4mo ago
      We've the plot for the next Home Alone - Kevin McCallister is now grown up trying to develop a home security company ...
- sneak 4mo ago
  And afterwards, you can call Brick Top and feed ‘em to the pigs.

TacticalCoder 4mo ago

> I have found that the fog generating alarm systems are the ones that will stop burglars in their tracks. We have one of those at our vacation home (well it's more than a vacation home: I used to live there but it's now house we use for vacation, several times a year but anyways...). We've got that system connected to the alarm. It's amazing and the system did evolve: in the early days the fog had to be projected in the middle of the room or it'd leave traces on the walls. Now it's a fog that doesn't leave any trace anymore. The reason it works so well it's that it means: "Now you cannot see jack shit and in a few minutes the police is going to be there". It kicked in once: the bad people quickly left. > If they can't see, they're not going to hang about ... No indeed... > and if they've tooled up with NV then that's a whole different threat model. In my case the alarm is still there and if the company monitoring the alarm system tells the police "there are people dressed up like it's war with night-vision system", then they'll take it even more seriously. I've had a house without my alarm on (because kid had a medical emergency and was between life and death: I left in a hurry and forgot to turn the alarm on) visited by burglars and it ain't a fun thing. I highly recommend alarm systems that generate a fog. It's a wonderful thing. And that fog doesn't last too long: by the time your back at your home, it's like the would-be-thieves: gone.

simondotau 4mo ago
Better still, fill the room with the same scent they add to town gas. Anyone with an ounce of self preservation will get out of the building VERY FAST.
- attila-lendvai 4mo ago
  heh, i'm afraid that smell will linger on longer than you want to try in a building used as living quarters... :)
  - simondotau 3mo ago
    It’d be fine. The smell of victory.
4mo ago