Sure, You have Bright Lights, But Do You Have Tactical Balls?

[Pinetreebbs]

Sure, You have Bright Lights, But Do You Have Tactical Balls? Found these in an advertisement for LA Police gear.

Tactical Balls® RID-3, Rolling Illuminated Distraction and Disorientation Device were designed for use by police officers™ with no specialized training when you need a little something to get the bad guys attention to focus away from you. Small, lightweight, water resistant and shock resistant, they are concentric and weighted so they will wobble and spin all around when rolled or tossed into a room, then land light up to backlight the bad guy. The bad guy gets distracted and this buys you time to make your move.

LA Police Gear - Brite Strike Tactical Balls

I think they might be more effective had a strobe mode.

[Chicago_X]

Um....that's what she said ?

[Pulsar]

Wtf?! Not even strobe? What happens if the officer is in a dark room, rolls a ball out in middle and it settles and shines right in his eyes? Blinding him and making himself an illuminated target…?
I think I would rather have flash grenades and tear gas…

Also, can we leave out the beam shots of your tactical balls? Please?

[Dale]

I would prefer a flash bang is the situation warranted such distractions.

[RedForest_UK]

4sevens came up with a better version of this including multiple XM-Ls inside pulsed at something like 5amps each a few years back. It looks like someone’s trying to copy the concept at a much lower price point and with much lower effectiveness.

[keltex78]

Button cells and a couple of 5mm LEDs would be fairly pathetic in my opinion. And being "tactical" and for police use (?!), I would assume that these will be priced very outlandishly...

Blast/Flash from a 12 gauge would be far more effective...

[CarpentryHero]

There two 5mm led’s so that’s 20-50 lumens, that’s going to distract two year olds and drunks. ROFL LMAO Coptor

Sooo wrong, then need to be atleast a 100 lumens with strobe in my opinion

[CarpentryHero]

Oh look Balls!!! Blam blam fell for it again (bleeding)

[Chloe]

I think, in a “tactical situation”, I’d rather have some of these.

[RAW74]

At least they are not “tacticool” balls!

[Haterade]

LMAO this is too much. Some dumbasses will buy anything I guess.

[jacktheclipper]

[Haterade]

monkey fist? balls?

[kreisler]

The light balls originate from the Chinese balls:

Ben Wa balls

[Dale]

of sticking batteries in beads? This will have long lasting repercussions in the adult film industry.

[Langcjl]

Sure it’s all fun and games until you come up against some armed, hostage holding cats. Then you would wish you were a little more open minded about the tactical balls.

[gords1001]

I’d prefer my tactical balls pineapple shaped thanks, loaded with HE for preference.

[JohnnyMac]

I do have tactical balls. While executing a front entrance maneuver they serve as battering rams at the back door. Wait... what we're you asking?

[baterija]

@RedForest UK

4sevens came up with a better version of this including multiple XM-Ls inside pulsed at something like 5amps each a few years back. It looks like someone’s trying to copy the concept at a much lower price point and with much lower effectiveness.

IIRC 4sevens copied the concept that these already had… except they were silly enough to try and make it effective.

[Dale]

@JohnnyMac

I do have tactical balls. While executing a front entrance maneuver they serve as battering rams at the back door. Wait… what we’re you asking?

BWAH HA HA HA YOU AINT RIGHT!