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Santa Monica man invents "Blue Chirper" as a non-aggressive way to deter trespassers
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- čas přidán 11. 07. 2024
- Laurie Perez introduces Stephen McMahon, the Santa Monica man who took safety matters into his own hands as the HOA president at an apartment complex, creating the "Blue Chirper," a non-aggressive way to deter trespassers.
He needs to go patent this before some overseas manufacturer rips it off and sells it on Amazon for $11.
Like Amazon cares about patents.
So he can sell it for $299 with a subscription service that will allow the user the ability to download a sub Saharan cricket noise? This thing is nothing special. It would be $2.99 on Temu. Who wants to line the pockets of the head of an HOA?
@@7996hobguyI hope he gets big money from it
They'll do it anyways, he should save his money.
Too late. Patents must be filed before public demonstration.
An ingenious solution to a problem that never should have existed in the first place.
They make too much money off criminals to not let them back out
Extremely "ingenius". A motion sensor light that emits a sound. It's revolutionary! Oh wait. Tons of things like this exist already. You can buy stuff like this for cheap off of Amazon or eBay already.
Pathetic that this "news" station didn't do 2 seconds of googling research.
@@daveubermensch Uhhh ... Dave? Please. Enlighten me. Show me a link to a chirping blue strobe device. Would LUVs me to see it.
Not ingenious. Common principle found in many smart homes today.
The fact that you have to do this in the first place is the problem.
Yeah. The complex should have a nice iron automated gate. Wouldnt cost them much at all.
we dont need more gates, what we need is to start holding the rich accountable. there is next to zero reason for people to be homeless in america when we have abandoned buildings in every city.
If it bothers you why eould you live in the city..sounds like a made up manufacted first world problem and no blue light or cricket will do a thing and blue light doesnt make shooting up hard this dudes 100%grifter 😴
@IVIUT3D No such thing as an abandoned building someone is paying taxes for it ..are you a kid or clueless ..everything is owned hello
no the problem was expecting that you wouldn't have to do this.
Wrapping my head around the fact that he was required to find natural sounding, benign, system to deter people from trespassing on private property.
It is a dense area, and other peoples bedroom windows face the carports across the way.
@Matthew-is1ih They need to put some garage gates with remote control openers on those carports, rather than disturbing the neighbors. I lived in a building just like that, and that’s what we had.
@samhavoc1066
Because no one like alarms or siren sounds ... imagine having to hear it every time the motion detector went off. It's not that difficult to figure out. 🤷🏽♀️
@genxx2724 & Sam's a dense guy
He doesn't *have* to use a natural sound, he chose that to reduce liability for disturbing the neighbours. Unnatural sounds don't carry farther, but your brain picks them out better for survival purposes. The crickets chirping will only bother people next to it, those who are farther away will tune it out subconsciously.
At least he's peeing in the drain.
Credit where it’s due lol
Man as a former Lyft driver especially during COVID there was nowhere to pee. All the gas stations and fast food places closed off the bathrooms. And now porta John's have pad locks on them. So there is nowhere to go. Also food luck finding a spot that doesn't have people to go in public.
Yeah like a secluded area with a grate is actually a super respectful place to pee qgen every damn place is "restrooms for customers only."
You're not effecting their eyesight, they think it's an alarm.
Yeah the whole ‘unable to fien a vein to shoot drugs’ like man wtf are you on about lol
Yeah he's kinda confused this over the UV "blue" lights you see in nightclubs and public toilets (at least here in the UK) these do make it harder to find a vein. But a strobe light won't have the same effect.
Affecting**
Brilliant that the news reporter managed to divulge the location of the chirper's hardware in those blue cabinets. Why not just hang a sign that says"Bust in Here and Break the Chirper"?
Personally i think in time the theives and homeless will just ignore the sound and blue light and continue doing their business. I dont see how this can work forever.
@@seangriffon6502It does work. My neighbor has one in his garage space, though not this guy’s. It’s just a purple light that doesn’t stop flashing at night. It doesn’t make noise. Works great. He’s had it for a few years
@@seangriffon6502Yeah, I don’t think it will deter them from urinating real quick. But, as the inventor said… the blue light makes it difficult for them to see a vein in their arms. Plus the noise gets annoying. So, I don’t see them sleeping there all night.
Yeah, because homeless folks are known to be avid news watchers. You know it's them because they're carrying their TVs around.
@@Billkwando A lot of them seem to have cellphones tho!
News Flash: Homeless man invents ear plugs.
It’s not going to matter whether he can hear it or not if people are alerted to his presence.
@@tiggerthetosh They don't care if anyone knows they are there. Have you been to San Francisco? If the homeowner calls the police nothing will happen. It's not illegal to be homeless. The officer will just ask the guy to leave nicely.
You can still hear it through the earplugs.
@@koriko88 Not enough to prevent sleep. Homeless sleep through sirens, car alarms, and other street noises.
@@alanhall6909 San Francisco may be an extreme case, I don’t know firsthand. But these people go places where they think they’ll be left alone (if temporarily). Most don’t refuse to leave, especially if they’re ordered to by cops. It isn’t illegal to be homeless but it is still illegal to trespass.
It's a cryin shame we are even having this! society crash!
Gonna be a lotta chirping in Santa Monica. What a great invention! Way to go, Stephen!
A building where I get my dessert from in Austin has this installed. After business hours, it constantly chirps, flashes and plays an announcement that this area is closed. Effectively annoying that you don't want to be there any longer.
I always knew the 125+db crickets outside my patio would somehow be useful someday.
😊
Brilliant! As a city dweller, I strongly approve. I'd like my neighborhood to be full of these things. I miss crickets!
They sell a motion activated light with a bell sound at Lowe’s for $7.99
Plus you can a hold it with most smart home products and a simple echo automation.
Yes - but does it have a "natural" sound effect - or is it just a loud bell?
Nice that someone from a HOA actually do something positive for once.
Yes!
Sounds like this guy is a positive type of person.
They are not nice neighbors if that just makes the bum go to the next house.
@@erikh9991 Who said he has to be a nice neighbor? Is he supposed to expose himself to crap because the guy next door does? Let the others take care of themselves. The first rule of protecting your property is to make it less attractive to break in than the other guy's property. Besides, he can sell his creation to the next guy for 500 bucks.
@erikh9991 get real kid. He's letting other people use his thing too!
I want one that say, "Get tf outta here". That sound is found in nature when you approach a wild untamed animals.😂
What?
Make it a Karen voice
That is a natural sound xD
Nah, that's not as effective as having a a motion detector connected to a recording of a preacher preaching loudly about Jesus. The Bible clearly mentions that demons FLEE at the name of Jesus. You won't even need a blue light at that point. They will flee that fast!
@@conscientiousobjector5988 What don't you understand?🤔
Moral of the story....take justice into your own hands
Vote Republican.
That is way off from this story. This story is about a deterrent and nothing to do with justice. Look up the word "justice".
@@Nolaman70 because they love to fix problems right? lol
@@Nolaman70what are republicans proposing to reduce homelessness and help the homeless population?
@@Nolaman70 Oh boy, it's always gotta be political
blue light special on isle 5...lol..K-Mart?
I remember that.
*aisle
Genius. Did his research, applied his skills, improved the quality of life of others!!!
Well, those others that pay him to do so. Not everyone, mind you.
Quality of life for people who take advantage of others.
@@WorldWarIVXX They didn't say everyone, mind you
Common solution. Not an innovative concept folks. My house can literally do the same in the garage, porch, yard or entry for free. Right now.
I remember when vagrancy was illegal
Exactly. And the cops used night sticks at will on resistors, protestors, runners, etc...
@@electrolyticsAKA "wood shampoo"
@@deebee4575 Never heard that one. It worked, that's all I know.
The cops used to keep the streets safe.
... Sure and put them in the Jail system that are privately own and in the stock market then Fully control manufacturing ... lol ... NOT ... Can you say ''Economic Sabotage" ... wake the f up ... NEXT ....
A flashing blue-purple light with a cicada sound would be good too. You could brand them as "Purple Burglar Alarms" just to tease the Scottish
😂😂😂😂
Laughed loudly, thanks
🤣🤣🤣
I’m from the Scottish highlands and it’s no issue for me and my fellow highlanders. It’s the weegies that struggle with it 😂
I wouldn’t have let tv crews see my work lol. A factory in china is probably already making them.
My local 7-Eleven just blares opera music on an intentionally busted speaker lol
What a genius!!! Way to go sir!!!
It’s funny how often the best ideas are the most simple ones. Well done. 👏👏👏
It makes infinitely more sense to build enough shelters to house all the homeless in L.A. and prevent this kind of nonsense.
@@mpr4christ1980 It’s not an either or… his brilliant device doesn’t preclude society from doing what "makes more sense".
@@gr8dvd Correct. This guy isn't responsible for societal problems. He's working on keeping himself safe, while society works on the big picture.
The sound of BOLT ACTION
the government about to step in and say he cant do this to deter anyone
Can you imagine trying to sleep with all that chirping
It’s not a siren. That’s the point on being less intrusive. He could use a 100w speaker and a 1600 hertz siren
Better than dealing with fent fiends lol
@spicyroads
You've never heard crickets? Go outside at night. 🤦♀️
It's in the garage of the building. It's not overly loud device.
Crickets are sounds many people hear.
Can you imagine being a conscious organism and not having basic rights because other organisms have contrived a convoluted framework of privileges that never made a provision for you?
That's a great invention.
Agreed
Good for him. Inventive, and innovative.
It’s literally neither inventive or innovative
@@PagingDrMakeUp Would LUVs me to hear your idea for dealing with homeless trespassers, raging on grape-flavored Sterno (available 2-blks away for $2/half-pint), and panhandling HARD young mothers trying to park with toddlers in car-seats and car full of groceries. Please. enlighten me.
He needs to patent this ASAP. Guarantee it will be making millions for someone else if he doesn't.
"A unique and novel combination of blue light and cricket sounds." ✅
I’ve already taken the idea for myself thanks for the great tips fellas
I'm sure he did.
Even if he didn't want to get rich - at least if it is patented - it would keep someone else from getting rich on his idea.
What? It is a flashy light + alarm + motion sensor. This is in no way patent-worthy. Look up "blue flashing strobe light." Then look up "motion sensor switch". Then look up "mp3 playback kit." This dude didn't learn circuitry skills. 3 items wired together in 10 seconds and some plywood to mount it to...MAGIC? Lol.
This story was more overhyped than most MLM schemes. Neat that this appears to have helped but I am curious how many of these have been immediately destroyed...because it is a plastic cover over a flasher...and a strong wind could destroy it. If this dude used an explosion-proof enclosure with explosion-proof strobe or something it would still be easy to assemble but it would at least be more useful.
Smart guy that took action. Good for him.
Every Day I hope the best for us ALL. Great Work Sir. Pro- Active rather than Re-Active.
Another band-aid for a problem nobody wants to solve.
Bravo, Sir! I hope you’ve got a patent ASAP! Brilliant!👍
Genuinely good human being.
I just invented the Blue Brick.
😂😂😂😂 LMAO!
At first I thought, oh great it's a "rape whistle" - but honestly, that blue light is pretty ingenious.
Very well done
Good work young man! I’ve seen the blue light used in public restrooms in Europe.
Great job on creativity 👏. It’s been said before “necessity is the mother of invention”.
THIS... IS... AWESOME! Everyone in Cali apparently needs one of these, business and residential! Homeless are everywhere!
Except I would have it scream... PROTECTED BY VIPER, STAND BACK! Remember that? That was legal! 🤣😂🤣
I still have a Clifford that can do that.
Thank you for this!
You're welcome.
There was a house at the Jersey Shore that blasted Sinatra for years (owner died and house was sold) to keep people from loitering
This is a really great invention. So cool. Love it !!
Genius! 👍👍
No, buy a firearm
@@CZcamsistreason Some people are not interested in owning a firearm. Genius invention!
Awesome! I’ll buy one!
What a truly smart and kind thing to do. God bless you.
This is not new, they already have alarms that do this off a sensor.
The sound of Shotgun barrels opening and two shells being loaded can also be often found in Nature.
True but only if there is a man in the nature. Trees don't lock n load! 😂
@@DivineLightPaladin man is part of nature
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
It's all those armed bears.
I expect to see a bill introduced in the California Legislature within a week to outlaw the Blue Chirper.
This is a great invention. Patent, patent, patent buddy!
I'm shocked they used the term "homeless".
People are finally realizing that "unhoused" is a euphemism just as much as "homeless". Anyone offended by "homeless" will end up being offended by "unhoused" within a few years. I suppose we could switch back and forth between "homeless" and "unhoused" once every decade so nobody is offended.
I say bums and don’t care what people think.
It’s what they are
I prefer vagrant. The "woke" culture hasn't thought to cancel that one yet.
Me too!
How is protecting your property considered aggressive in the first place? Last time I checked aggressor means the one victimizing someone.
It's California.
Thank you sir, love the ingenuity!
You're welcome Sylvia. The 20-month old toddler, Robin, who fear & trembling inspired me to do this no longer fears going shopping with her mom in their car. THAT is the best reward, believe me.
Brilliant solution! Thank you sir! God Bless You
You're welcome Darlene. The 20-month old toddler, Robin, who inspired me to do this no longer fears going shopping with her mom in their car. THAT is the best reward, believe me.
Mountain lion screams would work, too.
Omg! Sounds found in nature! Wait a minute, did he say something about non-threatening. Ugh 😩 now I have to rewind. Legal experts may consider the sound of a mountain lion "threatening". 🤔 Because there are all kinds of crazy sounds in nature that sound really scary. 😂😂
Bobcat!
@@betsybarnicle8016 Scary, too.
Yup. They wandering to the most relaxing area they can find. If you give them nice lighting, temperature, and quiet, they will never leave.
How ingenious! Way to go!!
Great idea. I just hope the neighbors from hell don't use it to harass other neighbors.
Brilliant!!!
Hope they dont figure out all they need is a cardboard box ❤😂🎉
Huh ?
Or spray paint and earplugs. 🫤
Thank you Mr. McMahon for being the kind of person who thinks outside the box. And thank you for showing HOAs are not all bad.
Denying a homeless person a night's sleep IS bad
All fine and dandy for the people with money who can afford a home…
Ok so if you're there and maybe you need to do something in and around your car for several minutes you'll have to listen to this. He should add a remote for those people to mute it while they're in their garage and be able to reset it once they leave. Other than that I think it's a good deterant.
... Looks like this guy, may have invented the next
'Hula Hoop' ... 🎉 🎯 ...
He made a motion sensor activated bird chipping sound making blue light emitting machine 😂
I need this for the vacant lot next to my house.
I need this for the cable box in front of my residence where sneaky neighbors are constantly taking turns to urinate their dog. They try to disguise what they’re doing by standing between their dog and the floodlight camera pointed at them but the unsanitary evidence they leave is the same as the homeless who have no place to go. Some neighbors never learn and a device like this would put their presence on blast.
This is great , everyone should have the right to live in a safe and clean environment, in a place, and don't worry about others who have become nuisances to the community. 👍
You had me in the first half
They need to provide places for the homeless to use the bathroom and shower. We pay way too much in taxes for this to be happening. There are so many empty lots etc, where they can build temporary shelters and facility’s to allow them to get cleaned up and use the restroom and get help with their drug problems too.
Finally, someone who cares about people. 👍
You're absolutely right, of course. But it'll never happen cuz there's no way to make money off it🙄
@@scibear9944so, why does it happen in other free market, capitalist countries then? They do have places and programs for homeless people.
@@TheAllMightyGodofCod In those countries, EVERYONE pays their fair share in taxes, including the wealthy and corporations, unlike here in the US. Secondly, those other countries tend to have guardrails in place to keep corporate and political corruption down. Third, the "free market" over there isn't so "free" in that there are regulations in place to keep the wealthy and corporations from gouging the masses. Fourth, the programs designed for homeless folks actually HELP the homeless, as in actually giving them homes. Over here, our programs seem to be making things worse, since there are so many hoops to jump through and rules to follow most homeless folks would rather stay on the streets. Over there, housing comes first, then comes career and mental health counseling. Over here, housing has to be earned, after jumping through all the aforementioned hoops, and homes for the poor are so few that it takes years waiting for one.
@@scibear9944 you know, if you ask someone in any of those countries, they will disagree that "everyone pays there fair share of taxes" specially the rich and the poor because those last sr exempt.
Also, the market is free. Regulations are towards safety, comfort and energy efficiency and not much more.
We should stick to why the programs don't exist or don't work In the USA Vs why they do exist/work elsewhere and not disperse on about the reasons why people can't get a home because if we do, the conversation gets too vague.
Maybe we can discuss one first, and after we are done with it, discuss the other.
This is a great idea!
Imagine thinking the answer isn’t more public toilets
this isnt antihomeless. this is anti rude people.
they have no respect for other people or their belongings.
Exactly.
he's invented a passive-aggressive way to deter trespassers
$500? For a motion sensor, blue led, and a little speaker? Who came up with $500?
Santa Monica, and the coastal area, that's a McDonald's meal now.
At least the one guy used the drain when he urinated
Good job. Get a patent before people copy you.
That broadcast would be called a poor man's patent..
Hes gonna be a billionaire in 1 week!!! 😅😅❤❤
He just needs to pee. What about a 24-hour bathroom and a barebones shelter with a shower facility instead? Everyone can afford everything except that.
Other nature sounds that can be used:
Angry lion
Crackling thunder
Raging hippo
Dolphin squeeks
Rattlesnakes and Cobras
nails on a chalk-board
bees
angry squirrels
elephants pooing
a wolverine gnawing on a frozen moose bone
Kamala Harris Cackle....
@@Nolaman70 LOL. There are a lot of cackles that could be game-enders.
Cobras are silent, rattle snakes best vote. Especially in California. But that would terrify tenants.
Smart man
Well done, Stephen!
That's a stroke of genius!
outside the local walgreens in south seattle where i live, they blast classical music out of horrible loudspeakers 24/7. i think that's the way.
Opera is worse. La Triviata outside a long time local empty business. I think that why no one has bought it! 🤣🤣🤣
Ridiculous that the normal, decent people have to go to these lengths (and expense) to keep cracked-out bums from squatting on their property. That said, anything which makes life more diffcult for the cracked-out bums is a win in my book, and ought to be praised and embraced. 👍
Many of these people are veterans and disabled
I'm originally from Reseda, along Darby Ave...it was never this bad with the homeless as it is now, and I'd love to help install these systems for people as well as security cameras.
I also miss Izzys deli on Wilshire, that place was great.
I'm homeless, I don't use drugs, and work about half of the months out of the year if not more.
I've been known to sleep in or around churches when I am not housed but even that has its detractors.
Have you considered that a lot of these people are abandoned because society is doing something wrong and simply excusing it after the fact because discarding others hasn't affected the "right" people yet?
I mean...I went to school...and I was good at it; I had a family home...but that was sold when my parents made a poor choice out of desperation.
Nearly everything I work for in life ends up going to a landowner at some point or another.
I have thought about picking up and moving on to someplace that has affordable land but then who would be my friends, family and my community?
This system...is not what I was taught our society is; it's as if a war is being done but the targets are anyone who don't fit a model of labor and service extraction.
Rights are not inalienable in a system like that...and taxation is so ubiquitous, people simply refer to it as business.
@@conscientiousobjector5988 New Mexico has acres and acres of land for you ; nice weather year-round. Nice people there will be your friends
Can you imagine? His elderly female neighbor said "now I can just go down to my car" 😢😢 like it's some kind of miracle. 😓😞 What HAPPENED?? Cartels, open borders, an opiod so powerful you can die in the hospital going through detox, which I had never heard before yesterday. It's so much worse than heroin, and I could have never imagined anything worse! We are living in a nightmare.
We're all in this together. Bless this man for making a difference to improve safety and society just a little bit. Now, if we can just get funding for a national expansion of mental health services, including building and renovating mental health hospitals and buying up supportive housing to give those who chose sobriety a path towards true recovery.
There is a dental office in Santa Ana that does something similar. They have a louder chirping/ ringing noise, it is really annoying but it does the job.
I see a lot of empathy in these comments. I believe that every one of us regularly donates to local charities that serve the homeless, the addicted and the mentally ill.
I also have faith that when we put an equal amount of money and ingenuity towards improving the lives of the less fortunate we won't be just shuffling problems down the street. We will truly deserve the accolades.
Keep up the great work!
SF spends $1.1 billion on homelessness each year. Would $2 billion be enough to finally solve the problem?
As long as there is money to be made on “solving it”, homelessness will never end. Especially when no one has to answer where the funds went!
California has spent $24 billion on the homeless for 5 years and you come here talking about needing more money.
Greetings from Finland, where we solved homelessness years ago. Reading these comments made me throw up in my mouth a little, so much empathy.. like calling other humans bums, it and animals. So great, so so great..
The majority of homeless don’t want to be helped,they want to be high. The other portion of homeless are mentally ill and can’t be helped on the streets.
Well thank you, Captain obvious. Wonderful observation. Why didn't any of us realize that?
Bingo.
@@sunsetpark_fpv So many people don't realize it. That's a huge part of the problem.
You figured that out all on your own did you!
@@sunsetpark_fpv No it isn't obvious. Tons of people think they can be helped and don't want to use the tough solutions to fix the problem. They are enabling the problem.
this is comedy gold
This invention is genius!❤
THE BLUE MONEY MAKER 🤑💰
It’s called a 12 gauge
2edgy4me
@@Pilas.Y.Alertayour kid draw that?
chk chk B00M 🙃
@@GenericHandle666
3edgy5me
@@Pilas.Y.Alertathat's ok. They sell shotguns with nice rounded surfaces.😊
I like the business owners that put Baby Shark on a loop & played over speakers at the plaza he owned
Incredible work 🎉
we need 24/7 blue lights everywhere, at all times.
No
$500 each???!!!
Well, what would you expect? He's building them by hand, which is labor intensive and time consuming. You're expecting him to give them away after doing all that work?
@@meatpopsicle1567 Did I say "give them away?"
Please explain to me where in my reaction I added "He should just give them away."
I'm waiting. And I want a very long, detailed reply.
@@VolcanoKing-dj5px Over-reaction much? How much do YOU think he should sell them for?
Very ingenious. I love it.
*Shoutout to all the AI bots leaving comments here!*
Blue Chirper yeah right... it's Stingray technology.
What’s that?
@@therowgawd he's saying he believes in the chemtrail conspiracy theory , etc. Seeing something nefarious in just a motion activated light , speaker and memory chip for the sound effect.
Newsflash - the problem is much worse in ruby red Missouri - where a lot of these folks come from!
Untrue…