I wonder what the specs are on the technology that disables shopping cart wheels
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?
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?
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.
Why would you do that to people?
Some people just want to see the world burn. Better something mildly inconvenient like this than, say, voting fascists into power for the lulz, I guess.
I vote for neither.
Your shopping cart will be the first against the wall when the revolution comes
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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.
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.
This guy does not seem like he's interested in 'valid applications', he's interested in being a dick.
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
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.
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
I was paraphrasing, but fair enough.
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.