Car locks can spray toxic gas to kill thieves

If the SkunkLock is cut, it can spray compressed air inside at the thief, causing the subject to have difficulty breathing and vomit immediately.

SkunkLock car locks can release toxic gases that cause difficulty breathing and vomiting if cut. Photo: SkunkLock.

Daniel Idzkowski, living in San Francisco, California, USA, and his friend created a SkunkLock that can spray poisonous gas with an unpleasant smell at thieves, causing them to have difficulty breathing and vomit immediately, The Sun reported on October 21.

"My friends and I were tired of our bikes being stolen. One time, a friend of mine parked his bike outside the store to have lunch. It was locked with two locks that cost about $120 each. However, when he came back, the bike was gone," Daniel said.

Daniel and his friends decide to build a SkunkLock, which contains enough toxic gas toprevent thieves but notnot cause death or serious injury.

The ShunkLock is made of steel and carbon and looks like a normal lock but has a hollow chamber filled with compressed air. This is a gas created by the two inventors and is legal to use in the US and Europe. When someone cuts about 30% of the lock wire, the gas will spray out from the cut, straight into the thief's face.

“It causes immediate difficulty breathing and vomiting, similar symptoms to pepper spray,” Daniel explained.

The team of inventors and volunteers tested the lock. "The result was that you would vomit the entire time," said Daniel.

However, this car lock is not completely easy to use. The inventors say its main purpose is to deter thieves and they are raising funds to mass produce it. Customers can get the SkunkLock in June 2017 if they pre-order for about $99./.

According to VNE