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- From: adrian@ntmtv.UUCP (Adrian Brandt)
- Subject: Re: Liquid Nitrogen to defeat The Club (was: where to buy a CLUB ...)
- Message-ID: <1992Dec21.205135.22302@ntmtv>
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- References: <93Ch020z2f.E01@JUTS.ccc.amdahl.com> <1992Dec19.020807.5763@Arco.COM>
- Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 20:51:35 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec19.020807.5763@Arco.COM>, James Edward Burns <ddujeb@arco.com> writes:
- |> Two months ago our secretary got her car stolen while she had the club
- |> on it. It was recovered by the CHP a couple of days later. The officer
- |> said that the club was destroyed by using freon, then cracking it w/ a
- |> hammer. Supposedly there were still pieces of the device on the
- |> floorboard from where it had been shattered.
-
- Freon? I don't believe it. That's even more implausible than using
- liquid nitrogen. You could spray cans and cans of freon onto a "Club"
- w/o getting it terribly cold. Imagine a thief armed with cans of freon
- doing this whilst sitting in the car. Right. Now imagine a thief
- running around with a liquid nitrogen dewar. Right. Pouring it all
- over the place (remember, the club is inside of a car affixed to the
- steering wheel) would be pretty stupid looking. Gimme a break folks!
- Why not hacking the steering wheel or just steal another car. It's
- not like everyone uses a "Club" or something.
-
- I'll bet most CHP officers are just as good at trading and passing on
- urban legends as the next guy...
-
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