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RE: Air transportation of RCXs etc
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lugnet.robotics
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Date:
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Tue, 31 Dec 2002 17:15:57 GMT
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Rob Limbaugh <RLimbaugh@greenfieldgroup.*stopspammers*com>
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I don't think saying "I have something that may appear to be a bomb" is a wise
idea... but it may be a good way to get your 10 seconds of fame on the news.
Perhaps FedEx is a better approach... you can ship the item to yourself and have
it held at a FedEx for pickup. Go there and pick it up and take the stuff to
BW.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andy Gombos [mailto:gombos_2000@earthlink.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 31, 2002 12:03 PM
> To: lego-robotics@crynwr.com
> Subject: Re: Air transportation of RCXs etc
>
>
> I think as long as nothing is on, it will be fine. You may
> have a problem
> with corrupted firmware though - will there be a computer
> there to upload
> new firmware/programs if needed? The radiation may flip some bits and
> change everything. I'm not sure how this would affect the ROM though.
>
> As for transporting it - carry it on and explain to the
> security guards that
> a device inside the suitcase may look like a bomb. Do this
> *before* it even
> gets near the conveyor belt. When they open the suitcase up,
> explain what
> it is, power it on, etc. If possible, have a simple program
> ready to spin
> motors or something - anything to show that it works.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Barnes" <barnes@sensors.com>
> To: <lego-robotics@crynwr.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 31, 2002 11:55 AM
> Subject: Air transportation of RCXs etc
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> > Does anyone know if the new checked-baggage xray equipment • is likely to
> > damage the kinds of microprocessors in RCXs etc.
> >
> > There have been specific statments that the new equipment
> *will* damage
> film.
> >
> > With BricksWest coming up, I want to know if it's safe to transport
> > Mindstorms stuff these days. And if the inspectors do see a
> tangle of
> wires,
> > motors and batteries in baggage, if it will be allowed • through at all.
> >
> > JB
> > --
> > Did you check the web site first?:
> http://www.crynwr.com/lego-robotics
>
>
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Message has 4 Replies:
 | | Re: Air transportation of RCXs etc
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| (...) Perhaps not those words, but assuming it goes with you on the plane, you need to tell the guards. If you check the suitcase, then the ticket counter person that takes the bag needs to be told. This guy wanted to take a camera that looked like (...) (22 years ago, 31-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics)
| | | Re: Air transportation of RCXs etc
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| (...) > idea... but it may be a good way to get your 10 seconds of fame on the news. I doubt that would be a problem. (...) > have it held at a FedEx for pickup. Go there and pick it up and take the stuff to BW. One good suggestion from our travel (...) (22 years ago, 31-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics)
| | | Re: Air transportation of RCXs etc
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| My laptop goes through these things all the time. I wouldn't expect the Xray machine to harm anything in your RCX at all. Especially if it is off. As to whether it looks like it's a bomb, on Xray it'll probably look more like a Walkman. I wouldn't (...) (22 years ago, 31-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics)
| | | RE: Air transportation of RCXs etc
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| (...) Why? If you make it clear that it's *not* a bomb.... A demonstration should be sufficient. (...) This is probably what would happen. Still, silicon chips are delicate, and the CPU could probably be damaged. (...) (22 years ago, 1-Jan-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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