Could I make a little gun and just walk around through the parking lot and aisles of the supermarket and freeze all the carts in place?

  • @AdamEatsAss@lemmy.world
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    22 days ago

    There are valid applications for it. It could be used to slow shop lifters if they are trying to use a cart to get to a vehicle in the parking lot. It could also be used to help close specific aisles or portions of the store where customers should not be.

    • Libra00
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      102 days ago

      This guy does not seem like he’s interested in ‘valid applications’, he’s interested in being a dick.

      • @Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        I wouldn’t* jump straight to “being a dick,” I have had many of these thoughts that I would never actually do in real life, but I want to know if it’s possible so I can shit on dumb technology hahaha

        • Libra00
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          22 days ago

          Yeah but you’re not posting ‘Hey, how do I do X?’ followed by an example of what you intend to do with X that involves you being a dick, either.

          • @rumba@lemmy.zipOP
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            22 days ago

            Hey, how do I do X

            I didn’t ask. I’ve been doing electronics for decades, I own enough equipment to listen to the signals and create them if they work like I suspect they do. It’s a shower thought, I have no intention of doing it, well now that we’re all spicy here about it, I kinda want to try as a proof of concept.

            I’ve never seen it done, was just pondering

    • tiredofsametab
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      52 days ago

      Yes, there could be valid usecases to stop a cart, but the manufacturer of the carts should (and possibly already does) implement that and instruct the store on its usage/requirements.