__/ [ Jim ] on Saturday 02 September 2006 09:20 \__
> On or about 2006-09-02 Saturday 08:26, I did witness the following events
> concerning Roy Schestowitz:
>
>> __/ [ Jim ] on Saturday 02 September 2006 07:43 \__
>>
>>> On or about 2006-09-02 Saturday 06:28, I did witness the following events
>>> concerning [H]omer:
>>>
>>>> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>>>> Dell laptop detonates in UK home
>>>>
>>>> Dell's new campaign ad:
>>>> (Sing along now!)
>>>>
>>>> "Every time
>>>> You switch it on
>>>> You take the chance
>>>> You've got a bomb.
>>>> Boom. Boom. Boom. Boom"
>>>>
>>>
>>> I take it then, that the IBM ads are lying? I can't actually take my
>>> Thinkpad onto a plane?
>>
>> Only with asbestos underwear.
>
> shopping list:
>
> IBM Thinkpad
> Fire blanket
> See-through flame retardent nuthuggers
> CAA/FAA approval to carry FCC-approved electronic equipment*
Finally I know why all these laptop briefcases are so large. The side pockets
assume that the buyer will have a whole 'kit'.
> *for the first time ever, I actually read the manual that came with my
> mobile phone. Which prompted me to read the manual for my PCMCIA wireless
> network cards. Which prompted me to read the manual for my Sierra cell
> card. All the aforementioned items, and my Dell laptop, have FCC warnings
> that state that they don't emit harmful interference yet they must accept
> harmful interference. So, apart from exploding batteries, laptops,
> wireless/cell cards, cellphones and PMR radios are all safe to take onto,
> and use on, planes (even while in flight).
Here's another arbitrary trail of thought.
Use Windows, be impotent (the laptop heating issue). However, I think therein
lies a perfect explanation. Windows users have already made an incompetent
choice, thus they are not potent. What harm would some boiling laptop do?
> Proof of how safe cellphones are comes from the boffs at Brainiac: Science
> Abuse, who:
>
> 1. attempted to microwave an egg using mobile phones. Didn't even get warm.
Reminds me of some videos I have been watching.
http://youtube.com/results?search_query=microwave&search=Search
> 2. attempted to ignite petrol vapour using mobile phones. A dozen phones, a
> gallon of gas and a caravan later, the thing wasn't exploding. So, they
> tried an alternative theory as to how that garage in Alabama went up (you
> know, the one they attributed to cellphones, leading to the paranoia over
> anything radio anywhere near a garage). One guy, shell suit, wool carpet
> panel, a hundred feet of copper conductor. Guy does the carpet shuffle to
> build up static in his shell suit, touches the wire, and...
>
> *BOOM!*
>
> 3. took an oscilloscope and an RF tuner set at 2GHz, and set a whole bunch
> of phones next to it. Nothing over background radiation.
>
> Conclusion: digital gear like PMRs, cellphones and PCs emit at such a
> narrow band that interference caused to equipment that operates outside of
> those frequencies is pretty much impossible. As are sparks from
> transmitting antennas. (the most powerful antenna I've ever laid my hands
> on was a 16W 27MHz CB I used to operate - the only way to get fire from it
> was to connect the antenna contacts to a dummy load (in my case, a 55W car
> headlight bulb which lit only dimly - any fire from that would have to have
> been with the glass removed). Needless to say, I operated it at low power
> (1W) on a live load (18 foot fibreglass whip) and still hit 110 miles DX on
> an /average/ day.
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