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''Killjoy Circuit'' is the (semi-humourous) name given to any device (usually electronics based) which creates interference with annoying electronic equipment, including mobile phones, hi-fi systems, car stereos, and the like. It comes from a Gary Numan song titled "[[The Joy Circuit]]". |
A ''Killjoy Circuit'' is the (semi-humourous) name given to any device (usually electronics based) which creates interference with annoying electronic equipment, including mobile phones, hi-fi systems, car stereos, and the like. It comes from a Gary Numan song titled "[[The Joy Circuit]]". |
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A typical Killjoy Circuit could involve a high-grade power supply, amplifiers, capacitors, and a spark gap to create the requisite |
A typical Killjoy Circuit could involve a high-grade power supply, amplifiers, capacitors, and a spark gap to create the requisite [[EMF]] interference. Many devices which can be used as ''ad hoc'' Killjoy Circuits already exist, such as Tesla coils, old (pre-2000) cellular telephones, CB sets and nuclear weapons. The only mass-produced devices specifically designed to destroy, degrade or interfere with electronic equipment in this way are the [[E-bomb]] and the [[TV-B-Gone]] universal remote control, and thus they can also be considered to be Killjoy Circuits. |
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Revision as of 19:41, 8 April 2007
A Killjoy Circuit is the (semi-humourous) name given to any device (usually electronics based) which creates interference with annoying electronic equipment, including mobile phones, hi-fi systems, car stereos, and the like. It comes from a Gary Numan song titled "The Joy Circuit".
A typical Killjoy Circuit could involve a high-grade power supply, amplifiers, capacitors, and a spark gap to create the requisite EMF interference. Many devices which can be used as ad hoc Killjoy Circuits already exist, such as Tesla coils, old (pre-2000) cellular telephones, CB sets and nuclear weapons. The only mass-produced devices specifically designed to destroy, degrade or interfere with electronic equipment in this way are the E-bomb and the TV-B-Gone universal remote control, and thus they can also be considered to be Killjoy Circuits.