The following story takes place in a few years...
Your attending a political rally for some open borders, liberal traitor nutjob. Half way through the politician's rhetoric, you charge the podium with your improvised ceramic knife in hand - it passed through the metal detector security check with no problem. You get halfway to the traitor before one of their "security guards" fires his TASER X26C electronic control device at you. You smirk slightly as you see the bright yellow blast doors fly off the X26C. The two shock probes impact your body and you immediately wince in pain. A split-second later, you regain your thoughts, and quickly pull out each of the probes, individually, by their connecting wire. The security guards stand in awe as their shiny new barbeque grill lighter appears to have had no effect on you. Scared of getting shocked, the guards left you with just enough room to continue your mission towards the traitor's neck. You only have another split-second to react. You attack the traitor's neck and slash it wide open as you scream "Open borders gets open head wounds!" at the top of your lungs. The open borders traitor is now laying on the floor in a pool of their own AIDs-ridden blood. Eventually, you are wrestled to the ground and arrested. As you leave the building, a "news" reporter sticks their microphone in your face and asks "Do you have anything to say for yourself?" Your reply is quick, smug, and broadcast worldwide; "Eric Corley is a pedophile!"
It appears to be possible to defeat TASER electronic control devices (those stun guns shooter things) with a simple modification to your undergarments. Lining the inside of a T-shirt with an electrically conductive fabric allows you to "short out" the electrical shock from the two metal contact probes, or it will at least load down the high-voltage generator in the TASER device, resulting in an electrical shock that is not as intense as the standard 50,000 volts or so.
The good news is that this electrically conductive fabric is readily available. For this experiment, we'll be using the "High Performance Silver Mesh Fabric" from Less EMF, Inc., Catalog #A1222. This fabric is perfect for experimenting and is very easy to work with. The bad news is that this fabric is fairly expensive. Around $15 a linear foot (54" wide). You'll probably need several layers of this material for this method to work "in real life." Also, the silver coating on the nylon fabric will wear off over a period of time and continuous use.
Construction is quite simple. Get an old, tight-fitting T-shirt (you'll want it to be snug against your body) and some 3M Super77, or similar, spray adhesive. Lay out the T-shirt and roughly fit the conductive fabric to match the contour of the shirt. Remove the conductive fabric and apply a good coat of the spray adhesive. Let the adhesive sit for a minute, or until it gets "tacky." Gently place the conductive fabric back onto the T-shirt, cautiously avoiding any tears or creases. Press the fabric down into the adhesive using an old rolling pin. You may wish to apply another coat of the spray adhesive or add additional layers of the conductive fabric. The finished shirt will have a "stiff" feel to it, though.
If using multiple pieces of conductive fabric, they must all have a continous electrical connection! This is a major requirement for this method to work. For example, if lining a pair of pants to protect your legs, there should be a wire (or another piece of fabric) connecting to the fabric on the torso area. The copper/metallic tape used for making stained glass windows can be useful for these applications.
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Less EMF, Inc. - High Performance Silver Mesh Fabric
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Base Fabric : Knit Nylon
Substrate : Nylon
Weight : 40 g/m^2
Temp. Range : -30° to 90° C
Metal Coating : Silver
Metal Purity : > 99%
Electrical Resistance : < 0.5 ohms/cm^2
Wash in warm water, mild soap. No bleach. Air dry. Do not apply heat. Do not iron.
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Overview of what's needed. An old T-shirt, some electrically conductive fabric, a good pair of scissors, some masking tape, and some spray adhesive.
Lay out the T-shirt on a surface which will not get ruined by the overspray from the spray adhesive. Stretch it out so there are no creases and secure it with some masking tape.
Before applying the spray adhesive, cut the conductive fabric so it fits the contours of the shirt. Remove the fabric and apply a good coating of the adhesive. Carefully reapply the conductive fabric, avoiding any creases. Press it down using a rolling pin.
(The upper corner was cut wrong on this example.)
Conductivity test. With the probes about one foot apart, the meter is reading "2.1 Ohms."
Testing using a Cheetah Stun SAG-106 stun gun.
Output voltage is listed as 650 kV, which is very unlikely.
The conductive fabric appeared to short out the stun gun.
Alternate view of the shorted output.
Burn marks left on the conductive fabric after the stun gun testing. These spots were no longer electrically conductive, so this appears to be an "one time use" application.
