Goonhub
01-31-2019, 11:33 PM
(This post was last modified: 02-01-2019, 06:57 AM by ProfessorHugedix. Edited 1 time in total.)
Had an idea for a type of assembly based on a slight modification to the existing proximity sensor/signaller assembly. I don't often so if this needs some cleanup or clarification, feedback would be appreciated.
The idea being to "reverse the polarity" of the prox. sensor to require the constant presence of a nearby body, else the signal is sent. Specifically, requiring the assembly to be held in hand once secured, with the signal being sent upon leaving the hand. This would mean the only way to safely disarm the device would be to hand it to someone else using the "give item" function, or to have the person holding it disassemble it.
I'm thinking that this could be built by pulsing the proximity sensor with a multi-tool to change its setting before attaching it to the unsecured signaller.
edit: Also realized that there would need to be some kind of lock on the signaller to prevent anyone who gets their hands on a legitimately dangerous one of these somehow from just changing the frequency to render it inoperable.
Applications range from allowing a clown to set off as many signal/horn assemblies as they can manage to build whenever they fall on their stupid face, to allowing high-tension hostage situations centred on explosive threats, bluffs and counter-bluffs (ie: Terrorist:"Stand back or I'll detonate the bomb that I definitely have hidden somewhere" HoS:"We already found the bomb and disarmed it" Terrorist: *throws dead man's switch at HoS* Station: *explodes*)
as I'm not a coder I'm not sure how feasible this would be to implement, I just wanted to share the idea and see if there was any interest, thanks for reading.
The idea being to "reverse the polarity" of the prox. sensor to require the constant presence of a nearby body, else the signal is sent. Specifically, requiring the assembly to be held in hand once secured, with the signal being sent upon leaving the hand. This would mean the only way to safely disarm the device would be to hand it to someone else using the "give item" function, or to have the person holding it disassemble it.
I'm thinking that this could be built by pulsing the proximity sensor with a multi-tool to change its setting before attaching it to the unsecured signaller.
edit: Also realized that there would need to be some kind of lock on the signaller to prevent anyone who gets their hands on a legitimately dangerous one of these somehow from just changing the frequency to render it inoperable.
Applications range from allowing a clown to set off as many signal/horn assemblies as they can manage to build whenever they fall on their stupid face, to allowing high-tension hostage situations centred on explosive threats, bluffs and counter-bluffs (ie: Terrorist:"Stand back or I'll detonate the bomb that I definitely have hidden somewhere" HoS:"We already found the bomb and disarmed it" Terrorist: *throws dead man's switch at HoS* Station: *explodes*)
as I'm not a coder I'm not sure how feasible this would be to implement, I just wanted to share the idea and see if there was any interest, thanks for reading.