Literally. In one of the greatest and most entertaining spectacles at CES 2011, consumers lined up at the Taser booth to get shocked — and I got it all on camera.
See pix of the live Taser demo below.
Taser booth at CES 2011 is a real shocker
Why would anyone want to get tased? You got me — but it sure was fun to watch! I wasn’t the only one who found it entertaining, either. The please-tase-me-bro show drew huge crowds to the Taser booth at CES 2011 in Las Vegas. All of us gathered in a circle around the island-shaped booth, eagerly awaiting showtime. The crowd was cheering, laughing, shouting — it was like being a spectator in the Roman Colosseum.
Luckily, before the juice started flowing, the Taser folks spotted my Cult of Mac badge and offered me a prime seat so I could witness the spectacle firsthand. I wasn’t about to miss that opportunity. Crouching down in the front row, I set my camera on high-speed capture. Then I documented the face of a man being pumped with 50,000 muscle-cramping volts.
I admit all of this might sound a bit barbaric. But I ask you, are you not entertained!?
Erfon Elijah is the producer and host of The CultCast. When not editing podcasts or watching Mrs. Doubtfire, you’ll find him on Xbox Live hunting CoD Ghosts foes like the Predator. Here are his tweets…
