I mean, whenever I hear an alarm I ignore it, because I just hear it so often. But what if instead we used these types of alarms for real emergencies? For example a personal alarm to protect yourself.

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    5 months ago

    I feel like this already exists and is called a rape whistle. Although, to be fair, I’m honestly not sure how effective that would be. If a woman is being attacked, would she have time to actually blow this whistle?

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      5 months ago

      Have you heard of personal alarms? They’re tiny but incredibly loud and typically has a bright flash light.

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        5 months ago

        No, I have not actually heard of these. I will have to look them up. Thanks for the information.

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          5 months ago

          I was thinking of getting one. But I’m afraid people would ignore it due to all the useless car alarms.