Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/03/11

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Subject: [Leica] Way OT Re: And Then It Goes Boom!
From: hopsternew at gmail.com (Geoff Hopkinson)
Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2009 18:12:27 +1000

Then the robot has done its job to disrupt the object and prevent the
potential larger boom.
This is a better performance than that of earlier robots that would circle
aimlessy with waving antennae while crying in a metallic voice "DANGER WILL
ROBINSON!!
Another pepper pot shaped species could only repeat "EXTERMINATE,
EXTERMINATE"

2009/3/11 Clive Moss <Clive at moss.net>

> News reports are that the BOOM was from the robot - no explosives in
> the thing itself.
> --
> Clive
> http://clive.moss.net/blog
>
>
>
> On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 10:22 PM, Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Richard this is a good thing. There is a reason that you don't want to be
> > standing there to see what's going on, unless you can complete the 100
> metre
> > sprint in considerably less time than Usain Bolt! Boom can be followed by
> > sharp objects moving rapidly outwards and an increase in your local air
> > pressure and temperature. Of course, should you be located next to the
> > object that goes boom, you may well break that 100 metre record. Sadly
> not
> > necessarily all of you at once nor all to the same point on the finish
> line.
> > ;-)
> > 2009/3/11 Richard Man <richard.lists at gmail.com>
> >
> >> The robot blew up the thing, they wouldn't let anyone closer than
> >> "milling around" range.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Cheers
> >> Geoff
> >> 'Pick up your Leica and make the best photo you can'
> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/a/
> >> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman
> >>
> >
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-- 
Cheers
Geoff
'Pick up your Leica and make the best photo you can'
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/a/
http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman


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