A monitored alarm and a set of good sensors will always be the foundation of real security - but that's never stopped our customers from wondering what else might tip the odds even further in their favour. So a while back, we asked: if budget and practicality were no object, what would you build?
The Vuvutech 5000
Why settle for a siren when you could greet an intruder with a wall of vuvuzela horns? One customer's entry swapped the standard sounder for a rig of the (in)famous World Cup horn - loud, obnoxious, and absolutely unmistakable.
Wall of Sound
Submitted under the name "AlarmBoy", this idea leant on the internet's most cursed audio clips at 130+ decibels - the theory being no burglar could stick around long enough to work out what was happening, let alone finish the job.
The Christmas Alarm
A seasonal classic: the most repetitive, saccharine Christmas songs on a loop, triggered the moment a sensor trips. Deployed in December, this one is arguably worse for the burglar than any siren on the market.
Got a mad idea of your own?
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