THREATENING THEM WITH A SHOTGUN SEEMS TO WORK TOO

A British inventor has created a device designed to keep annoying teens from loitering outside of stores by emitting an irritating squeal at them that most people over the age of 20 (and almost nobody over the age of 30) can hear. The Mosquito takes advantage of the fact that young people can hear much higher frequencies of sound than adults so it broadcasts an irritating high-pitched pulsing noise which drives teens away from the front of shops. “It’s loud and squeaky and it just goes through you,” explained a 15-year-old. The Mosquito has not yet been tested by hearing experts, but if the device is approved it should replace the only other options which shopkeepers have had so far -- playing classical music outside their stores or using a “zit lamp” -- a blue light which irritates teens by accentuating the zits on their faces. (CNN)