UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Friday, January 21, 1994
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Josh Grimm, Lawrence High School student, holds his head in disbelief after a car accident at 11th and Maine streets near Memorial Stadium. Grimm and Sam Bartels, the driver, were driving down the 11th Street hill when they lost control after striking a curb, overturned and slid into Julie Campbell, Lawrence graduate student's car, which was sitting at the intersection. No one was transported to the hospital according to KU police.
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An environmentally conscious toaster landed its KU student inventor a free trip to Chicago and a prize last weekend.
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Tran said his objective was an environmentally conscious toaster that was easy to use and store.
By Trine Andersen Special to the Kansan
At the annual International Housewares Show in Chicago, Hien Tran, Wichita senior, presented his sketch of the toaster model.
The toaster won third place in this year's National Housewares Manufacturers Association's National Student Competition. First place went to an expandable microwave designed to accommodate all sizes of food containers. A picnic cart and a thermometer tied for second place. Tran's toaster shared third place with a sweeper and three gallon water dipper.
In addition to the trip,Tran won $1,000. The toaster, a final project for Tran's Industrial Design III class last semester, is a two-slice cordless toaster that can run an estimated three months on an 8-ounce canister of natural gas.
The fact that the toaster runs on natural gas, Tran said, makes it more energy efficient and cheaper to use. Natural gas is a energy source and use.
A portable natural gas toaster designed by Hien Tran, Wichita senior, won third place in the 1994 National Housewives Manufacturers Association's National Student Competition. Tran's toaster, which is cordless and portable, is fueled by natural gas.
Gas'n'Go, just don't forget the jelly
1. Natural gas canister is stored in the handle.
2. Natural gas enters and exits toasting chamber.
3. Toaster is turned on and off with this switch.
takes much less energy than electricity to create a given amount of heat, he said.
To renew the energy source, people simply would go to the store and either get a new canister or have the old one refilled. Tran said.
"In the future, we will have natural gas outlets in the homes," he said.
Tran, who is majoring in industrial design, said he saw the housewares show as an opportunity to meet people in the business.
"The show was for people who decide what goes on the shelves next year," he said. "It was amazing to meet
the people that make such difference in this business."
He said he hoped to sell his design to someone who would be willing to pay $6,000 to $7,000 for a patent.
A businessman from Hong Kong showed interest in buying the design which means that Tran, for a specific amount of money, would give up his rights to the finished product. Tran has yet to make a decision. Before the show he took the first step toward a patent by having the design notarized.
"I felt like a businessman and wanted to go into business right away," Tran said.
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Lawrence police Sgt. Richard Nickell said all these devices had varying degrees of effectiveness, depending on one's training with the device and willingness to use it.
The personal alarm looks like a beeper and has a clip which you can attach to your clothes, said George Locke, executive vice president in charge of marketing at DAC Technologies, a firm that sells alarms. A string is connected to a pin within the alarm, and when the string is pulled, he said, a 130-decibel alarm will sound for over two and a half hours or until the pin is reinserted. Since August, the company has sold over 500,000 alarms, he said.
"The problem with devices like pepper spray is that many people aren't adequately trained to use them when the time comes," he said. "Then, the attacker can turn around and use the device on the victim."
Editor's Note: This is the second in a series of articles in The University Daily Kansan that address the effects of violence in our community.
pepper spray is made from oleoresin capsicum, an extract of food-grade chili peppers, said Jean Chin, office manager of Qualco Products Co., a firm that sells pepper spray. It is an alternative to mace because it is safer, she said. When sprayed, it causes crying, itching and sneezing, but no permanent damage. Many sprays also contain a dye which will show up on the attacker under ultraviolet light, she said.
Christy Morris, Englewood, Colo., senior, takes her "Pal" wherever she goes.
In this era of violence, many people are arming themselves with devices they hope will deter an attacker. Uncomfortable with a gun, they are turning to personal safety devices — pepper sprays, mace, stun guns and personal safety alarms.
"The Pal" is a personal safety alarm that is about the size of a beeper and releases a ear-piercing sound when a pin is pulled out.
KU Police Sgt. Rose Rozmiarek saw an obvious problem with personal
"It makes me feel safer," Morris said. "I know it's a false sense of safety, but I'd rather have that than nothing."
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"Pocket protectors," or security devices that can be carried in a pocket, are selling out in department stores and mail-order catalogs across the nation. These are some of the most popular devices.
The Pal - this device has a belt clip and can be worn on pants. When the Pal cord is pulled, a 130-decibel alarm sounds.
Stun Gun – this can release volts of electricity to stun an attacker when pressed against their body.
Tear Gas – this can be on a key chain. When a button is depressed, a cloud of vapor temporarily blind an attacker is released.
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"If a person being attacked triggers their alarm, will there be anyone in the area to hear it? And if there is, will they recognize what it is and go through the appropriate means of calling for help?" she said.
In St. Louis, a 10-year-old girl was abducted though she carried a personal alarm and had triggered it. The neighbors, however, had no idea what it was. Annoyed by the sound, they buried the alarm when they found it. By this time, the little girl was nowhere to be seen.
"The problem with these things is that they put the burden of responsibility on the survivor," said Connie Burk, Lawrence resident and member of Students Against Violence Against Womyn. "People will say, You had mace? Why didn't you use it?" or "You should have used pepper gas, not mace."
The best means of protecting yourself is to be aware of what's going on around you, Nickell said.
"If you're at the point of using the device, then you're already a victim," Nickell said.
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