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GeordieBoy

Fri Apr 25 2008, 09:36AM

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Dr Spark wrote:

> To trim down on check in time at Airports/Government buildings, malls â€¦etcâ€¦
> Cloths are now banned!

It could make the in-flight turbulence a lot more entertaining though

-Richie,

Dr. Drone

Fri Apr 25 2008, 06:57PM

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lpfthings

Sun Apr 27 2008, 09:27AM

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lol, this thread has gone kinda off topic, but oh well

Spme more info:
"A green laser pointer was reportedly trained on an ambulance helicopter over southern Sydney at the weekend, following earlier incidents in which airliners had to be rerouted by air traffic control due to dazzling.

Green laser pointers are available with higher output power than the ordinary red lasers typically used in presentations and so forth. It is the longer-ranging green devices which are seen as the main problem for aviation, and will henceforth require a permit to be carried.

Legitimate uses for the green lasers include the pointing out of stars at night using the brighter and more visible beam. They are also sometimes used by architects and other professionals.

Less-powerful red lasers will seemingly be treated more like knives than guns. Those found carrying ordinary red-beam devices without a valid reason - such as being a teacher - won't suffer long jail terms, but might be fined up to (AUS) $5,000, according to a Sydney Morning Herald report."

So i wonder if those little red lasers you get for $2 are banned now?

ragnar

Tue Jul 01 2008, 11:40PM

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wrote ...
The UNEP report said wind energy had attracted the highest investment, raking in 50.2 billion US dollars in 2007. As of March 2008 its production capacity was more than 100 gigabytes, it added.

Forget banning "1 megawatt" lasers, we really need to watch out for the 100 gigabyte wind turbines!
http://news.smh.com.au/world/un-agency-hails-green-energy-gold-rush-20080702-306g.html

aonomus

Wed Jul 02 2008, 12:07AM

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Sir, you are charged with possession of a '1.21 jiggawatt laser', how do you plead?

Hon1nbo

Wed Jul 02 2008, 03:04AM

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I cant even buy a <5mW laser in Texas until I am 19 (odd age, it is the same as compressed air, so in college if I need to clean out my computer etc, I have to get someone to buy it for me?)... but what really gets me mad is that I can no longer obtain liquid nitrogen (even with parents) as it now needs a hazardous material affidavit to ship as it is an "aphixiant that can be used in a violent manner"... what terrorist would use liquid nitrogen attempting to displace oxygen???... luckily it is not the same with Dry Ice too, just be 18 or have a parent for that... but the green laser is outrageous, but mainly it is due to kids using them in public schools at hurting people's eyes...

Tom540

Wed Jul 02 2008, 09:15PM

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What a sad world we live in.

101111

Wed Jul 02 2008, 10:32PM

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Billybobjoe

Thu Jul 03 2008, 02:39AM

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DaJJHman wrote ...

I cant even buy a <5mW laser in Texas until I am 19 (odd age, it is the same as compressed air, so in college if I need to clean out my computer etc, I have to get someone to buy it for me?)... but what really gets me mad is that I can no longer obtain liquid nitrogen (even with parents) as it now needs a hazardous material affidavit to ship as it is an "aphixiant that can be used in a violent manner".

Personally I think the most ridiculous is spray paint. A women worker at Home Depot repeatedly asked me if I was 18 when my DAD AND I were checking out. I thought she was joking at first because my dad was actually buying it. A week later I went to the same store alone and bought 4 liters of sulfuric battery acid no questions asked . . . I guess the spray paint is more dangerous . . .?

Hon1nbo

Thu Jul 03 2008, 02:52AM

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Billybobjoe wrote ...

yeah it's weird, I can but as much muriatic acid, propane, MAPP Gas, and torch Oxygen as I want, but no denatured alcohol or paint thinner?

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