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    Image of dreamsneverend dreamsneverend
    10/12/09

    In reply to Drug Detecting Lip Gloss Sniffs Out Roofie
    So be reading comments I've learned Conrad is the gizmodo date rape drug expert.. scaaary.
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    10/12/09

    @dreamsneverend: I have to be good at something. More so I just enjoy being on top of the drug culture, and making people feel uncomfortable.
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    Image of Geisrud Geisrud
    10/12/09

    In reply to Drug Detecting Lip Gloss Sniffs Out Roofie
    Not complaining; great idea, really.

    But the lip gloss doesn't really do anything then? It just happens to be sold with the test strips?
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    10/12/09

    @Geisrud: Yeah, that's what I got out of it too. At first I thought maybe the lip stick itself would change color or at least the strips would be kept rolled inside of applicator or something.

    But still, good idea nonetheless.
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    10/12/09

    In reply to Drug Detecting Lip Gloss Sniffs Out Roofie
    Since it doesn't detect rufies and it doesn't work with certain drinks, I wonder about its effectiveness. To me this is like other self defense tools (tasers, pepper sprays, etc.), its a tool in a larger aresenal, not a cure-all. It should be supplemented with other means (e.g. monitoring your drink, holding it from the top so your hand covers it when holding, etc.). What saddens me the most is that there's a market for this because its become so common. I once heard a guy joking with his buddies about trying this with a girl and it took everything I had not to go over to him and punch him dead in the face.
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    Conrad promoted this comment ARP was starred ARP was unstarred
    Image of Conrad Conrad
    10/12/09

    @ARP: Rufies get a bad rap. They aren't the date rape drug. GHB is the date rape drug. Rufies can make you forget a night, but really it's just like being really drunk. People take rufies as a party drug so they can spend less on drinks during the night.
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    Image of ianlogsdon ianlogsdon
    10/12/09

    In reply to Drug Detecting Lip Gloss Sniffs Out Roofie
    Um, theres a problem with this, GHB and Ketamine aren't used as date rape drugs, that was just media noise.
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    Conrad promoted this comment ianlogsdon was starred ianlogsdon was unstarred
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    10/12/09

    @ianlogsdon: No, GHB is used as a date rape drug. Rufies get a media noise.
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    Image of nystreetfilms nystreetfilms
    10/12/09

    In reply to Drug Detecting Lip Gloss Sniffs Out Roofie
    If the strips turn blue? I donno about you fellas, but every time Ive been ruffied, Ive already was so fucked up I couldnt tell what time it was on my wrist watch, good luck getting me to do a 7th grade chemistry experiment. Hope this comes with goggles.
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    10/12/09


    @nystreetfilms: They do. But will they do anything?
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    Image of Scotland Scotland
    10/12/09

    In reply to Drug Detecting Lip Gloss Sniffs Out Roofie
    "You cannot use the test with wine, most fruit juices, and the test does not detect Rohypnol" - Isn't rohypnol the main one?

    "The Guardian and the Channel 4 programme Dispatches recently interviewed 750 people in 16 cities over a period of two days. One in four women of club and pub-going age surveyed said that they had had their drinks spiked." - 25% of women have had their drinks spiked?!
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_HazEnvy GitEmSteveDave_HazEnvy
    10/12/09

    @Scotland: Wow, at least 95% of the women i interview after they woke up have had their drinks spiked. They need to work harder.
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    10/12/09

    @GitEmSteveDave_Worked4TheWeeke...:

    What's 95% of 1 midget?
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    Image of Conrad Conrad
    10/12/09

    @Scotland: GHB is the main one. Rohypnol has received a bad rap from the news. It's more of a party drug, then a date rape drug.
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    10/12/09

    @otko:
    He was pretty sure that his drink had been spiked, but there was still a bit of lingering doubt.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_HazEnvy GitEmSteveDave_HazEnvy
    10/12/09

    In reply to Drug Detecting Lip Gloss Sniffs Out Roofie

    And how women will carry around a tapir to clubs to dip in their drinks?
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    10/12/09

    In reply to Drug Detecting Lip Gloss Sniffs Out Roofie
    from what I understand the strip doesn't detect rohypnol, so it's kind of useless.
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    Conrad promoted this comment thePrototype was starred thePrototype was unstarred
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    10/12/09

    @thePrototype: It looks like I could spend all day doing this.

    The date rape drug is GHB.
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    10/12/09

    @thePrototype: GHB knocks you out, making rape easy. Rohypnol you are still awake, and squirmy.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_HazEnvy GitEmSteveDave_HazEnvy
    10/12/09

    In reply to Drug Detecting Lip Gloss Sniffs Out Roofie
    But they made the pills with dye in them now so they don't dissolve clear.

    Or so I've heard.
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    Image of Xeno Xeno
    10/12/09

    In reply to Drug Detecting Lip Gloss Sniffs Out Roofie
    It's really unfortunate that this is a good idea. After seeing what happens at College parties however I know that stuff like this is needed.
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    Image of Curves Curves
    10/12/09

    In reply to Drug Detecting Lip Gloss Sniffs Out Roofie
    What a sad world we live in when something like this is even necessary. I guess if you have NO personality, charm or sex appeal then you spike a drink. Then, as far as I am concerned, you get what you deserve when someone beats the living hell out of you for it.
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    10/12/09

    @Curves: Once you use these strips and catch a potential date rapist, the appropriate punishment would be to make them take the drug and let them spend a few nights in jail being on this stuff. When they sober up, they'll wish they'd never even considered it when can't sit properly anymore.
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    Curves promoted this comment Edited by PurpleMonkeyDishwasher: at 10/12/09 11:57 AM PurpleMonkeyDishwasher: was starred PurpleMonkeyDishwasher: was unstarred
    Image of greasedupdeafguy greasedupdeafguy
    10/12/09

    In reply to Drug Detecting Lip Gloss Sniffs Out Roofie
    I'll keep my eye out next time I'm at a bar and the girl I'm hitting on pulls out this lip gloss. Thanks for the heads up gizmodo!! ;)
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    10/12/09

    @rick.rick: note to ladies: stay away from rick.rick
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    09/23/09

    In reply to Undercover Investigators Can't Resist Playing With a Drug Dealer's Wii
    Deserving a break is one thing, taking one at an inappropriate time is another. I'm sure I'd be thrilled if a firefighter stopped to play with my Wii as my house burns down.
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    Image of FritzLaurel FritzLaurel
    09/22/09

    In reply to Undercover Investigators Can't Resist Playing With a Drug Dealer's Wii
    Whatever happened to innocent until proven guilty?
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    09/22/09

    @FritzLaurel: unless there's a video of you being an idiot
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    09/22/09

    In reply to Undercover Investigators Can't Resist Playing With a Drug Dealer's Wii
    Maybe they were using it as a Taser simulator for training purposes...
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    Edited by Jrsy Devil's Advocate® at 09/22/09 5:55 PM Jrsy Devil's Advocate® was starred Jrsy Devil's Advocate® was unstarred
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