VIDEO: Former THG Editor Rob Wright Gets Tased
"Please, Tase me bro!"
You can always count on great product demonstrations at CES. This year, Taser upped its game and was offering to Taser any willing volunteers. To cut a very long story short, we met with our old friend and former colleague Rob Wright for dinner, and somehow the topic of the Taser booth came up.
For anyone who doesn’t know, Rob LOVES Taser videos. He used to send them around the office all the time and he was the one behind the homemade Taser video that saw Ben Meyer get shocked with a heavily-modded disposable camera.
So, we're having dinner and talking about Taser International when Rob, now working as the Managing Editor at CRN, volunteers* to get Tased on camera. He agreed that it would make an interesting story, and who were we to argue with a journalist on a mission? We headed over to South Hall 4 of the Las Vegas Convention Center the next morning and got Rob all signed up to "expose himself to Taser International's technology," as the booth guy so eloquently put it.
He had to sign a very scary waiver form (which he didn't bother to read) and wait around for about 30 minutes, but it was worth it -- for me anyway.
Rob was shocked with a Taser packing the same technology as the company's consumer level C2. The C2 packs the same voltage as the model law enforcement officials use; the only difference between the C2 and what you see on Cops is that the C2 knocks you down for 30 seconds, while the Tasers police officers use knock you down for just five. For the purpose of the demonstration, Taser modified the settings to ensure Rob was only down for five seconds. He also got a free tshirt and a commemorative coin. Lucky him!!
Embrace pure, unadulterated Schadenfreude that is Rob Wright getting Tased:
How did it feel, Rob?
So Rob recommends you don't do anything that could get you Tased; you will regret it! A huge thank you to our old friend for stepping up to the plate on this one. It was very nearly me that got Tased, so I'm especially grateful!
*Volunteering is the same as being coerced, right?
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I thought everybody liked to get tased. Err... Maybe I'm thinking of something else. Ya, definitely something else. Now I'm thinking about dinner. Roasted something maybe... I'd like to start a petition to see the myth guys get tased, that sounds worthwhile.
Rob, you're so money baby!
Two thumbs up Rob! That was 5 seconds down from 30?! I can only imagine the pain, luckily I have a horrible imagination and Roasted something is all that I imagine.
Rob hasn't worked for THG for a couple of years. We ran into him at CES a few times, though.
Don't tase me bro
Man, I miss Rob, Ben & Tom's Games... the most epic fail move from Tom's EVER to do what they did to Tom's Games... *sigh
Rob Wright... yep... missed ya guy.
Losing TOMs Games was... not a good thing in my book. I did actually watch the videos.
Think I'd have enjoyed seeing Jane getting tased more - she is a lot better looking than rob after all
Rob Wright... yep... missed ya guy.
Losing TOMs Games was... not a good thing in my book. I did actually watch the videos.
But here is the thing. People can and *DO* DIE from being tased. Considering all the gun-BS going on in which very few people are actually harmed in a home robbery and out of those, 1/4~1/3 of the time - the thieves end up using the owners gun on the owner.
u have officially been tased.. here.. have a coin..
Wear aluminum foil under your shirt and pants and laugh like Arnold Schwarzenegger when the Tazer probes short out on the metal foil.
@Belardo, thanks for the kind words, and the concern. Believe me, it hurt so bad I felt like I WAS going to die. And now all I've got is a stupid coin and a lame T-shirt....
What an idiot.
Aww Rob don't be such a pansy. I will make sure your brother in law watches this video before he visits you in Boston this weekend ahahahahahahahaha
Rob great to see your still around mate.
Your a legend !!
Glad to see Mr. Rob well and kicking... And getting teased for the matter xD!
Nice article!
Cheers!
Rob + Ben + Toms games, what a winning combination that was.
taketwo was it? i miss that so much ... rob and ben wer the best. i can still remember the intro ...
The taser is good device, however be warned some people power through the jolt. AND it is NOT a toy.
This is a reminder of one of the greatest fail maneuvers ever made by Tom's (Getting rid of Rob).
Wear aluminum foil under your shirt and pants and laugh like Arnold Schwarzenegger when the Tazer probes short out on the metal foil.
Ben Richards aka the 'Butcher of Bakersfield, should have tried that against 'Dynamo' in the action film, 'The Running Man'.
Here's the film's plot..
Source: Wiki
..yeah, it's all about "change".
Glad to see Rob back on toms, Not really the come back I was hoping for. but shocking none the less.
That was awesome. Good show Rob, good show, it was a shocker
WISH SECOND TAKE WAS STILL AROUND!
Hated TOMS for a VERY long time for doing that and have dropped the forums since then. Just recently started to look at the articles again.
ROB AND BEN WERE THE BEST THING AT TOM'S!
lol Thorimmortal
Ahahaha! Thumbs up Rob!
It didn't keep you down for 30seconds though, more like for 15!
....yeah, it's all about "change".
It's really beyond me that someone can read an article about a tech editor getting tased and somehow manage to throw in a Obama-bashing comment.
@Rob Wright:
Now after the experience, I guessing you'll continue to show videos of people being taZed and laughing at them.
And yes, a V3 murdered a Banshee.
Imagine if they did it for 30seconds... It could have been messy-pants and a trip to the hospital. Then your video on youtube would be more infamous.
BTW: The old THGames - I think many of us liked that your videos didn't seem to be kiss-butt to the game industry. You didn't like something, you'd let people know. Hope your next gig is working out well... whatever it is. (Bestbuy?) I haven't been to a CES in years, trying to get a PC product to market.
I remember my first visit to Tom's website... it was originally nothing more than a 3Dfx Banshee fan support site. Ah, the old days when us Banshee owners would upset Voodoo3 owners saying stupid silly things like "Voodoo3 is really a Banshee2" - which is true. Once you compare the card and feature set...
It's really beyond me that someone can read an article about a tech editor getting tased and somehow manage to throw in a Obama-bashing comment.
It's all those guys can think about. I bet they have wet-dreams about Obama or of Americans in general. They are all over the internet. An article about balloon, Hubble space telescope, a horse race, state fair, roof blows off - there they are, blaming the black guy for their problems. ugh
@Rob Wright:Imagine if they did it for 30seconds... It could have been messy-pants and a trip to the hospital. Then your video on youtube would be more infamous.
Funny story about that. As I was waiting at the Taser booth for Jane to show up, we had the following text exchange:
Me: I guess I should hit the bathroom before I get Tased.
Jane: No! I want the money shot!
@Robwright, seriously, you and Ben WERE Tomshardware. It was good to see you getting tased, albeit more for our benefit than your own!