If I got a wii could I protect my TV screen with chicken wire or a sheet of plexiglass?

[JVS]

Does anyone make a TV guard for those things?

[taterguy]

1. It's called self-control dumbass

[JVS]

2. It's called knowing yourself, dumbass. Don't be an abstinence only zealot when it comes to missiles

wii bowling + friends + fridge full of beer + general clumsiness = shit happening

[mikeytherat]

3. Your LCD or plasma screen is very, very tough. Why, I bet it can withstand, easily, a wii controller

Go test this theory and report back. And take pictures.

mikey_the_rat

[JVS]

4. I have neither TV nor wii

I'm poor!

[taterguy]

5. If you didn't buy all that goddamn beer you wouldn't be poor

[JVS]

7. Quit blaming the victim

The beer is cheap. It's the one thing I can afford.

[mikeytherat]

6. Well, find a buddy who has both, then try the experiment.

By the way, chicken wire is only useful to keep patrons in a country bar from pelting the band with beer bottles.

mikey_the_rat

[JVS]

8. Where is your place?

[mikeytherat]

9. Too late. I've already boxed my only LCD panel up. Sold it to my nephew.

He's heading out to college this fall. Hmmm. And he does have a wii. Hmmm.

This does not bode well.

mikey_the_rat

[CrownPrinceBandar]

12. No it can't.........

I've seen Wii controller damage to LCD's firsthand.

[mikeytherat]

23. Shhh! You're going to ruin my fun.

mikey_the_rat

[HopeHoops]

10. I saw a YouTube about that - showing a friend a football game and he passes the controller...

[TZ]

11. Simple solution

They have a strap you put around your wrist while using the controller. Therefore even if you lose your grip it won't go flying..:)

[madinmaryland]

13. Nothing like injecting a little common sense into the lounge, TZ!!

[Strong Atheist]

16. Isn't "common sense" and "the lounge" an

oxymoron?

:shrug:

[suninvited]

15. Yes, but in order for that to be effective

you have to actually USE the strap.

Wii Fail

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrrvkPo7TZ4

[Left Is Write]

18. Yeah, I always make sure that wrist strap is on securely.

[leeroysphitz]

14. Chicken wire?

[tigereye]

17. you won't need one, just make sure the strap is on there well....

my son hasn't destroyed the tv yet with his...



The only thing is to be careful not to strain your muscles playing some of the sports games - seriously.

[Greyskye]

19. Yes you could.

Or you could simply make sure to always wear the wrist straps.



This site catalogs the damage done by people who didn't utilize their wrist straps (or had catastrophic failure of the weak Gen 1 wrist straps):

:rofl: :evilgrin: It's only funny 'cause it hasn't happened to us. :evilgrin: :rofl:

Seriously, when we got our Wii, I told our son that finding him playing the Wii without the wrist strap attached is automatically grounds for a one week suspension of Wii privileges. That did the trick!

[crimsonblue]

20. that's why the wii controller has a wrist strap. n/t

[flvegan]

21. Hire a goalie.

A good one.

[AlCzervik]

22. if you keep breaking your tv you'll have to buy a new one so you'll be keeping the economy moving.

so forget the wrist strap and the Honky tonk bar protection kit.