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?

  • tiredofsametab@fedia.io
    234·
    11 days ago

    I want to answer your question, but

    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?

    Means I won’t do so. Why would you do that to people?

    • SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world
      1913·
      11 days ago

      Because it’s funny.

      I’m guessing it’s similar technology to invisible dog fences with an underground boundary wire with a signal that could easily be spoofed.

    • rumba@lemmy.zipOPEnglish
      3·
      10 days ago

      Am I not allowed to ponder it? I’ve never seen anyone doing it. The second some jackwagon was able to change the price on a gas station sign with a flipper it was hot news.

      Turned out to be a neat rabbit hole.

    • AdamEatsAss@lemmy.world
      42·
      11 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@lemmy.worldEnglish
        111·
        11 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
          6·
          10 days ago

          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@lemmy.worldEnglish
            2·
            10 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.zipOPEnglish
              2·
              10 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@fedia.io
        5·
        11 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.