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Rape-aXe by inventor Sonnet Ehlers

Rape-aXe. No need to wonder what this gadget does. Sonnet Ehlers has seen rape victims all around her - especially at the hospital where she worked as a medical researcher. Ehlers is from South Africa, dubbed the 'rape capital of the world,' where a rape reportedly occurs every 17 seconds and only 8 percent of violators are convicted.

Ehlers remembers the eyes of a 20 year old rape victim she met at a hospital in the Northern Cape of South Africa. Her eyes were "totally dead," she said. But what Ehlers remembers most are the victim's words: "If I only had teeth down there."

Those words were the inspiration for Ehlers' invention, the Rape-aXe, a condom-like latex sheath with razor sharp barbs that a woman wears in her vagina. When an attacker attempts vaginal penetration, the barbs grip his penis. Men, if you've ever had your penis caught in your zipper, you can imagine what the Rape-aXe feels like.

Rape-aXe by inventor Sonnet Ehlers

But that's not the end of it. Rape-aXe doesn't let go. When the man withdraws his penis, the Rape-aXe is attached. It has to be surgically removed, which may prevent him from raping or doing much else with his penis again. It also will lead to the his arrest!

This video shows how the Rape-aXe works (via Gigazine)

The Rape-aXe is not painful to women. Plus, it has the added benefit of preventing AIDS and other STDs... and is a pretty good insurance against pregnancy.

Almost 40 years after Sonnet Ehlers met the rape victim who wished she had 'teeth down there,' Ehlers is ready to help women all over the world protect themselves from rape. Ehlers did not give up on her desire to help others; you don't have to either.

Rape-aXe,Global Post, Gigazine, via a great guy, Steve!

Note: Some comments below request information on availability of the Rape-aXe. According to the Rape-aXe website, Ms. Ehlers is looking for a licensee for the device as well as potential resellers. You can contact her from the site.

Myra Per-Lee