If you’ve ever had your bike stolen, you’ll know ALL about the white-hot rage that accompanies that moment of realisation.
Whether it’s the cost, the fact you’re now stranded, the sheer injustice, or an amalgamation of all three, being the victim of a bicycle theft is enough to make you throw your head back and wail in full view of onlookers.
With that in mind, inventor and entrepreneur, Daniel Idzkowski, has come up with an ingenious way to deter any would-be bike thieves by inventing a bike lock which would render any individual incapable of an illicit bike ride.
Explaining the motivation behind SkunkLock, David said: “After witnessing first hand and becoming victims of bike theft ourselves, we realised that people don’t need a bigger, stronger lock, we needed a lock with a fundamental deterrent.”
“Its pressurised inside with a noxious chemical deterrent that slams the would-be thief with noxious chemicals.“
“The chemicals are so disgusting they induce vomit in the majority of cases, and elicit an instinctive response to run away immediately,” he explained.
In addition to preventing a possible robbery, the SkunkLock will cost the potential thief a pretty penny, with David adding: Our formula irreversibly ruins the clothes worn by the thief or any of the protection they may be wearing, and replacing these items is likely more expensive than the resale value of your stolen bike.”
And if you’re a little sceptical as to the impact the formula has, rest assured it’s as noxious as you can imagine.
“At two feet it was pretty bad. It was absolutely vomit-inducing in 99 per cent of people,” David revealed according to the Telegraph,
“At five feet it’s very noticeable and the initial reaction is to move away from it. At 10 foot it’s definitely detectable and very unpleasant.”
OK, we’re sold.
