PAINTBALL and CAMERAS
Discussion
Very naughty.....
If brightly coloured paint was to be used, it would be obvious for all to see. But perhaps if something like Vaseline was used, or some form of clear resin, then it wouldn't be immediately obvious to the authorities and would distort the image sufficiently to render it unusable in evidence?
Not that anyone should do any such thing, of course....
>> Edited by nickwilcock on Saturday 13th November 21:53
If brightly coloured paint was to be used, it would be obvious for all to see. But perhaps if something like Vaseline was used, or some form of clear resin, then it wouldn't be immediately obvious to the authorities and would distort the image sufficiently to render it unusable in evidence?
Not that anyone should do any such thing, of course....
>> Edited by nickwilcock on Saturday 13th November 21:53
Pigeon said:
I believe the lenses are made of expensive bulletproof glass. Paint, vaseline or resin would be quite easy to clean off. Hydrofluoric acid would be a different matter...
even the thought of someone going round firing pellets of hydrofluoric acid is beyond the conceivable. Get some of that stuff on you and it is through to the bone before you know you are burnt.
a friend of mine who has to deal with maintenance of speed cameras (you can guess his job) claims that the top 4 damage causes are.......
1. Tyre over the camera filled with diesel and lit.
2. graffiti
3. impact from vehicles (tractors and the like)
4. hole drilled in case, and case filled with expanding builders foam
the foam one is quite good, as you can't really tell anythings happened to the camera, until the staff can't get the case open. It completely writes off the camera by the way.
1. Tyre over the camera filled with diesel and lit.
2. graffiti
3. impact from vehicles (tractors and the like)
4. hole drilled in case, and case filled with expanding builders foam
the foam one is quite good, as you can't really tell anythings happened to the camera, until the staff can't get the case open. It completely writes off the camera by the way.
bryan35 said:
a friend of mine who has to deal with maintenance of speed cameras (you can guess his job) claims that the top 4 damage causes are.......
1. Tyre over the camera filled with diesel and lit.
2. graffiti
3. impact from vehicles (tractors and the like)
4. hole drilled in case, and case filled with expanding builders foam
the foam one is quite good, as you can't really tell anythings happened to the camera, until the staff can't get the case open. It completely writes off the camera by the way.
Do the cameras (the actualy camera lens part) not have removable plastic?
Surely the designers of said items MUST have realised that people WILL try to damage them and thought of easy ways of reapiring them...
If not I guess it just proves how dumb the government and the companies really must be and the overwhelming assumption that the gatsos would simple be left alone ...
The Oz version of top gear showed an extending arm made for spray paint, the company sold out in two days.
I would have thought shooting them could be risky, what if the damn thing goes off and pictures you in the act?
Apparently Gatso's are weakess at the lens and flash points. The trick with builders foam was started in Holland. A small drill and a can will deactivate most cameras.
A classic story I heard was two pipe inspectors who where flashed. They attached a potent gamma source (use to x-ray pipes) to the box and left it "hot". They said the box would blank any film for at least a year after.
I would have thought shooting them could be risky, what if the damn thing goes off and pictures you in the act?
Apparently Gatso's are weakess at the lens and flash points. The trick with builders foam was started in Holland. A small drill and a can will deactivate most cameras.
A classic story I heard was two pipe inspectors who where flashed. They attached a potent gamma source (use to x-ray pipes) to the box and left it "hot". They said the box would blank any film for at least a year after.
gh0st-preop said:Surely they thought of the follow up maintenance/ repair/ replacement income stream.
Surely the designers of said items MUST have realised that people WILL try to damage them and thought of easy ways of reapiring them...
gh0st-preop said:Government, dumb, must be. Unless, of course, they're on commission. Surely not!
If not I guess it just proves how dumb the government and the companies really must be and the overwhelming assumption that the gatsos would simple be left alone ...
diesel ed said:
Surely the designers of said items MUST have realised that people WILL try to damage them and thought of easy ways of reapiring them...
Surely they thought of the follow up maintenance/ repair/ replacement income stream.
gh0st-preop said:
If not I guess it just proves how dumb the government and the companies really must be and the overwhelming assumption that the gatsos would simple be left alone ...
Government, dumb, must be. Unless, of course, they're on commission. Surely not!
Thought out from start to finish and its a win win
1) Ongoing revenue stream for manufacture - this creates wealth, employment, income and tax
2) Repair cost met by speeding motorists so no impact on tax revenues (other than opportunity loss)
3) Camera damage can be spun so that it tars all anti camera organisations with the same "irresponsible" / "anti democratic" brush
Mr E said:Actually it might, because some semiconductor devices can be damaged by some types of radiation.
A classic story I heard was two pipe inspectors who where flashed. They attached a potent gamma source (use to x-ray pipes) to the box and left it "hot". They said the box would blank any film for at least a year after.
Genius. Doesn't work for digicams though.
Sheepy
Tafia said:
I believe the lenses are made of expensive bulletproof glass. Paint, vaseline or resin would be quite easy to clean off. Hydrofluoric acid would be a different matter...
Isn't that the same as brick cleaner?
That'd be hydrochloric acid most likely. Hydrofluoric, due to the characteristics described by FiF, is not something you can get in the DIY store...
medicineman said:
A classic story I heard was two pipe inspectors who where flashed. They attached a potent gamma source (use to x-ray pipes) to the box and left it "hot". They said the box would blank any film for at least a year after.
I'm not sure which is more
- this or my hydrofluoric acid idea! Flat in Fifth said:
I believe the lenses are made of expensive bulletproof glass. Paint, vaseline or resin would be quite easy to clean off. Hydrofluoric acid would be a different matter...
Get some of that stuff on you and it is through to the bone before you know you are burnt.
You never watched "ALIEN"
"Acid for blood!!"
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