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RE: Air transportation of RCXs etc
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lugnet.robotics
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Wed, 1 Jan 2003 21:08:36 GMT
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Rob Limbaugh wrote:
> 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.
Why? If you make it clear that it's *not* a bomb.... A demonstration should
be sufficient.
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> > -----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
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> >
> > 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.
This is probably what would happen. Still, silicon chips are delicate, and
the CPU could probably be damaged.
> >
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| (...) That's just nonsense. I've put my Laptop, PDA, digital camera, USB memory stick, digital watch, calculator/alarm-clock and my kid's Game Boy through the airport scanners dozens and dozens of times without harm. Many of my co-workers fly more (...) (24 years ago, 1-Jan-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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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 (...) (24 years ago, 31-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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