Comments on: ‘Mosquito’ teen repeller fails to stop vandals

By: jyamato

jyamato — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:01:54 +0000

Just have someone snipe with rubber bullets (or better yet, real ones) from a nearby rooftop a few times and people will eventually stop coming.

By: Ush

Ush — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 13:23:23 +0000

Exactly. The authorities seem to be forgetting that teens can't be "taken care of" like pests or straying dogs. I shudder to think of what they'll come up with next as opposed to, say, community awareness programs or even better leisure facilities for young folk...

By: Macossay

Macossay — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:49:15 +0000

Combine the ideas -- play country music at frequencies only teens can hear.

By: RubyRaver

RubyRaver — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:34:34 +0000

OR you could hire ninjas to stalk the nights, and when they find the unruly teens, knock em unconscious and in compromising places/positions to be found/humiliated in the morning?

I also agree with Eh. Earplugs could reduce this deterrent very quickly. What if they are listening to music, also?

The best way to deter is to scare them... but how is the question.

By: Eh

Eh — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:39:10 +0000

They can just wear earplugs to do the vandalism...

By: logboy

logboy — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 06:33:48 +0000

someone needs to look into this a little more, because, here in the UK, this mosquito thing went from minor miracle and very quickly onto discussion of human rights legislation.

By: Vivian

Vivian — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:31:36 +0000

I agree. Having been a rebellious teen - I know for a fact that if there was something put somewhere to make me stay away, I would wreck havoc on that area - or completely pulverize the device.

If they're aiming at trying to keep teens away, they should invest in security guards. They are, at least, a little more amusing. ;)

By: Anti-Teenager Repellant Doesn’t Ward Off Vandals - ANIMAL

Anti-Teenager Repellant Doesn’t Ward Off Vandals - ANIMAL — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 21:36:20 +0000

[...] annoyance or they’re simply too old to be affected. They should try the all ages version. |Pink Tentacle| by Will Sherman on June 25, 2009 at 5:35 [...]

By: Modern Moron

Modern Moron — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:54:44 +0000

First of all I agree that it's age discriminatory. Imagine if it were possible to create a device that did the same thing, except for only to older people?

Secondly, the sound is annoying but not that annoying. I'm in my mid-twenties and I can still hear it. The kids at my work have been using it as a cellphone ringtone to annoy each other for fun. In other words, in my opinion it loses its effectiveness as soon as teens realize its there and WHY its there.

By: Howard Stapleton

Howard Stapleton — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 08:31:14 +0000

My Invention the Mosquito is not a magic wand but with other 5000 units installed world wide it has proved to dramatically reduce problems. The few times it has proved to be ineffective is when there simple has been no where else for the kids to go. The volume of the Mosquito ensures that there is no risk to hearing but this does of course limit its range, may be more units are required at this location, but of course I would say that :-) An example of the effectiveness of the Mosquito was a greater than 80 percent reduction in vandalism at a UK school were 35 units were installed around the site for use out of school hours. As the saying goes 'Only time will tell'.
Regards Howard Stapleton (Mr Mosquito)