This story appeared on MyNorthwest.com. There, radio hosts were discussing out-of-the-box methods for dealing with Seattle’s exploding crime rate, especially robberies.
The company uses a thick, blinding fog triggered by an alarm
a company called Density USA We have developed a radical method of dealing with intruders. Dense, dense fog disorients and blinds suspects.
MyNorthwest.com On Tuesday, AM 770 radio host Jason Lantz guested on DensityUSA’s show to discuss this new technology as a possible way for Seattle business owners to “solve the problem” in dealing with crime. reported.
It’s no secret that police numbers are declining, and Seattle continues to see a rise in soft policy robberies against crime.
For several years DensityUSA has been a company that sells alarm systems that create large dense fog clouds when intrusions occur. Instead of loud alarms and warnings to law enforcement, it goes one step further.
Dense fog clouds, apparently biodegradable and non-lethal
As soon as the alarm goes off, the DensityUSA system fills the room with a thick glycol (food-based) mist. According to their website and his MyNorthwest.com, it spreads very quickly, is designed to fill an entire large room, and doesn’t dissipate for at least 45 minutes. And because it’s a glycol, company officials say it leaves no residue.
Company official Harry Merzian told Lantz on his radio show that when the suspects break in and this huge cloud envelops them and blinds them, is it smoke, tear gas, or what? The results of repeated tests and real-world robberies clearly show that once deployed, they are nowhere to be seen in the room.
does it work?
According to MyNorthwest.com and its website, the company has sold systems to companies in 80 countries, mostly in Europe. According to MyNorthwest.com, a company rep said Merzian said he had never been to the United States.
According to company officials, it can be tied into existing alarm systems. According to MyNorthwest.com, DensityUSA has reached out to city officials in Seattle, but so far there has been no response. Below is a YouTube video of the product DensityUSA uses in action.
