Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/03/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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 > >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- 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