Can I microwave a credit card?

[Dogwatch]

AJS- said:

If you want to go a technological step beyond scissors, or even the microwave, have you got access to fire?

Not sure about the technological step but a cross-cut shredder doesn't leave much of a credit card that is usable.

I would have thought that 911 was an ideal (and easily remembered) facility for motoring types

Pity we don't have it over here.

[coanda]

Dogwatch said:

AJS- said:

If you want to go a technological step beyond scissors, or even the microwave, have you got access to fire?

Not sure about the technological step but a cross-cut shredder doesn't leave much of a credit card that is usable.

I would have thought that 911 was an ideal (and easily remembered) facility for motoring types

Pity we don't have it over here.

Strangely enough, my Porsche dials 112.

[JohnnyJones]

PintOfKittens said:

TonyToniTone said:

PintOfKittens said:

My brother, having access to an xray machine, xrayed his passport, found the location of the chip, and smacked it a few times with a ball-peen hammer, and successfully killed it

Are you telling porkies or is your brother really that dim?


http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4629545.stm

Im guessing the latter.

And now GCHQ are watching your brothers every move because of you.

[coanda]

CW7 - Did you somehow plan to get from microwaving credit cards to emergency phone numbers and passport 'locater beacon' chips in one thread?

Is there some sort of equation for this when typing the original post?

ohh...not a bad thing at all, but I marvel at the direction(s) ph threads take!!

[OllieC]

zcacogp said:

blindswelledrat said:

zcacogp said:

Podie said:

Dial two 9's as well... then it's only one press away from help.

Little-known fact: The emergency services number in this country is actually 99, not 999.

It is widely advertised as being 999, in order that it can be called from any 'phone. (In most office and internal 'phone systems, you need to dial 9 to get an outside line. This means that you can dial 999 from a 'phone on such a system and still get through to the emergency services.)

>Geek<

I'll give you "little known", but "fact" is stretching the truth a bit.
A lot in fact- because it's bks.

Harsh, BSR, harsh.

I can't vouch for it's veracity or otherwise, having never tried it. However it makes sense, and I have no reason to disbelieve it.

My source? I was told it at a first aid course - funnily enough, at school.


Oli.

99 eh ? or is it 999 ?

[Alter Bridge]

coanda said:

CW7 - Did you somehow plan to get from microwaving credit cards to emergency phone numbers and passport 'locater beacon' chips in one thread?

Is there some sort of equation for this when typing the original post?

ohh...not a bad thing at all, but I marvel at the direction(s) ph threads take!!

[sleep envy]

DrTre said:

I doubt the OP is in possession of a video camera.

correct, he's in possession of a dozen stretegically placed around his flat

[Cock Womble 7]

coanda said:

CW7 - Did you somehow plan to get from microwaving credit cards to emergency phone numbers and passport 'locater beacon' chips in one thread?

Is there some sort of equation for this when typing the original post?

ohh...not a bad thing at all, but I marvel at the direction(s) ph threads take!!

The Lounge is the E.R.N.I.E. of the internet.

[Tommy Winchester]

OllieC said:

zcacogp said:

blindswelledrat said:

zcacogp said:

Podie said:

Dial two 9's as well... then it's only one press away from help.

Little-known fact: The emergency services number in this country is actually 99, not 999.

It is widely advertised as being 999, in order that it can be called from any 'phone. (In most office and internal 'phone systems, you need to dial 9 to get an outside line. This means that you can dial 999 from a 'phone on such a system and still get through to the emergency services.)

>Geek<

I'll give you "little known", but "fact" is stretching the truth a bit.
A lot in fact- because it's bks.

Harsh, BSR, harsh.

I can't vouch for it's veracity or otherwise, having never tried it. However it makes sense, and I have no reason to disbelieve it.

My source? I was told it at a first aid course - funnily enough, at school.


Oli.

99 eh ? or is it 999 ?

Nice buttons!

[Cock Womble 7]

sleep envy said:

DrTre said:

I doubt the OP is in possession of a video camera.

correct, he's in possession of a dozen stretegically placed around his flat

Can Sleep Envy please come to the diary room...

[Hedders]

King Herald said:

A passport also goes 'pop' leaving a hell of a mess around the chip, and no, it is not a subtle way to kill the location beacon in new passports. Not without it being blatantly obvious what you have done anyway.

That was my experience also!

[soad]

Parabola said:

We bought a friend a £25 ASDA microwave as a birthday present and gave it to him at his party.
Every guest was asked to bring a different gift to be microwaved.

I like the sound of that

[coanda]

Cock Womble 7 said:

coanda said:

CW7 - Did you somehow plan to get from microwaving credit cards to emergency phone numbers and passport 'locater beacon' chips in one thread?

Is there some sort of equation for this when typing the original post?

ohh...not a bad thing at all, but I marvel at the direction(s) ph threads take!!

The Lounge is the E.R.N.I.E. of the internet.

It is pretty damn random!