/authors/prof-challenger/Recent content in Prof Challenger on Gromet's Plaza ArchiveHugoen-usMon, 08 Jul 2002 00:00:00 +0000/stories/2002/07/08/the-stake-out-experiment/Mon, 08 Jul 2002 00:00:00 +0000/stories/2002/07/08/the-stake-out-experiment/<p>8  8 The Stake-out Experiment by Prof. Challenger</p> <p>So, there I was, lying in the grass, hogtied, gagged, and staked to the ground. As I peered through the darkness, I saw a slender white shape approaching&ndash;a shape that I knew carried a large and very sharp knife&ndash;.</p> <p>Yikes! How had I gotten myself into this one? For, make no mistake, like all good self-bondagers, I was entirely responsible for what was happening to me.</p>/stories/2002/07/08/the-timecuff-experiment/Mon, 08 Jul 2002 00:00:00 +0000/stories/2002/07/08/the-timecuff-experiment/<p>8  8 The TimeCuff Experiment by Prof. Challenger</p> <p>Recently, I acquired a set of &ldquo;TimeCuffs&rdquo;, which are extra-secure handcuffs incorporating a built-in ice-release mechanism. The handcuff chain has been replaced with a steel cable. One cuff is attached to the insulated cylinder that holds the ice. The other cuff cable is attached to a key, which goes into the canister with a rubber stopper. You load the canister with the desired amount of water, and then put the assembled unit into your freezer. The makers have actually calibrated the amount of water needed to freeze the key inside the cylinder for a particular amount of time.</p>