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| Author | Riyad Emeran |
| Published | 11th Jan 2009 |
Comments for CES 2009: Swiss Army Knives Get Even More Useful
riz said on 11th January 2009
Vorix said on 11th January 2009
The biggest problem I have with this is that you won't be able to take it on a plane. If you fly as part of your job, even infrequently, this isn't going to be much good sitting at home, or even worse, in one of those clear plastic bins at departures with all the other stuff that the authorities choose to remove from us because you forgot to take it out of your bag when you left the house at 4.30 in the morning.
Dark of Day said on 11th January 2009
It is sad that we live in a society were you can't put a pocket knife in your pocket.
I suspect a suited business man probably would get away with carrying one of these ('tho not on a plane) certainly my mother wanders around with a mini swiss army knife on her keyring and no one bats an eyelid.
I would imagine much of Europe will be less sqeamish about a pocket knife than we are ..and then there is always America, where you could just slap one of these on to your belt, next to the semi auto pistol, between the shot gun and the assult rifle. Of course you'd have to leave them at the door when you got to school.
Ed said on 11th January 2009
What are you on about riz? For a start, we're here in the UK as well - the clue's in the site's title - and we only report on what's going to be relevant to UK customers. Secondly, you would not get thrown in a cell for carrying a knife like this - check the rules. Thirdly, knife crime is not a 'massive problem' in the UK. Yes it's worse than it has been in the recent passed but that's not because of lax legislation or an abundance of pocket knives. It's the attitudes of the people that has changed and no amount of ridiculous scaremongering about swiss army knives is going to change that.
dev said on 11th January 2009
riz: your comment is so very ridiculous it made me join TR just to comment on it!
"It is an offence for any person ... any article which has a blade or is sharply pointed except for a folding pocket-knife which has a cutting edge to its blade not exceeding 3 inches." [CJA 1988 section 139(1)]
when was the last time you saw a pocket swiss army knife like this one with a blade longer than three inches!
also, and an important point for the other comments:
"You can also get a version without any blades for anyone who flies regularly."
wow, at least attempt to skim the article before you write a rant about it!
smc8788 said on 11th January 2009
Am I the only one that read that there will be a version without any knife/blades? Which would mean that doesn't really deserve the name 'swiss army knife', but could also be taken with you on the plane, unless they have any rules against laser pointers that I'm not aware of.
Simon Twine said on 12th January 2009
smc8788 said "doesn't really deserve the name 'swiss army knife'"
I agree completely, but i reckon it'd sound silly having a 'Swiss Army' in your pocket.
haim said on 12th January 2009
kinda loses its military link without the knife....hmmm perhaps they should rename the laser pointer to 'sniper target spotter'.
Riyad said on 12th January 2009
@riz - Yes knife crime has become a problem in the UK, but as has already been pointed out, pocket knives like these are not illegal. Personally I don’t think that carrying knives is the problem anyway. I’ve carried a pocket knife with me since I was about eight years old, and I never felt the need to stab anyone.
The problem isn’t in the carrying of knives, the problem is that many children and young people seem to feel that stabbing someone is an acceptable form of conflict resolution. That’s the issue that should be addressed, not whether or not carrying a pen knife should be illegal.
@smc8788 - You’re right, it does kind of make it a misnomer, however, you have to remember that the memory key is removable. I have been carrying one of these things for years, and if I need to go on a plane I can simply snap the memory key out of the body with the knife, and into the body without blades.
In the case of this new version, it means that you still have the laser pointer and the Bluetooth controls. Of course that means buying two versions, but I guess if you really need the functionality and travel a lot, it would be worth the outlay.
Kashif Bhatti said on 12th January 2009
If they weren't so expensive - I'd get one, but with my 8gb stick for 8.99 from amazon and 19.99 (scorching!) laser pointer from ebay, I'll just keep dreaming about these pretty little things.....
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Major flaw, carrying one of these where i live would result in a stop and search and being detained in a cell overnight for carrying a KNIFE. Knife crime is a massive problem in the uk and products like this are only providing excuses to carry them.