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  Re: Sonar question
 
(...) ***snip*** (...) Good info--thanks. It started out as an idle curiosity, but then I really got to wondering about it. (...) That's what I get for leaving out the 8^) You'll probably poo-poo my plan to install a screen door on the airlock, too. (...) (20 years ago, 20-Oct-04, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: Sonar question
 
(...) Only if there are sufficient holes in the obstacle to allow the sonar to read objects through them. You should be able to read another object through a chain-link fence, but not a privacy fence with overlapping boards. (...) Sound waves bounce (...) (20 years ago, 20-Oct-04, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Universal Universal remote
 
I think I want one of these: :-) (URL) wonder what the societal norms about turning off TVs without permission will evolve to be? (20 years ago, 20-Oct-04, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Sonar question
 
Can sonar "see" around objects? Can it detect, for example, a sub hiding on the other side of a reef or similar underwater obstacle? Here's why I'm asking: The kitchenette in my office is around the corner and down a hall, so I can't see when (...) (20 years ago, 20-Oct-04, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.boats, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: Worst Scheduler Ever
 
(...) Hey, as long as you got paid twice.... (20 years ago, 19-Oct-04, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)


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