Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1+some 2/3/84; site dual.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!ihnp4!dual!hav From: hav@dual.UUCP (Helen Anne Vigneau) Newsgroups: net.auto Subject: Re: left lane hogging - hints from a sociopath Message-ID: <898@dual.UUCP> Date: Thu, 3-Jan-85 19:57:14 EST Article-I.D.: dual.898 Posted: Thu Jan 3 19:57:14 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 4-Jan-85 05:12:43 EST References: <1401@druxv.UUCP> <568@voder.UUCP> <768@oliven.UUCP> <2446@tekig.UUCP> Organization: Dual Systems, Berkeley, CA Lines: 21 <*munch*> => Actually, my sympathies rest with the person who suggested the 20mm cannon. => There is a flaw in this approach, however. Your car will invariably => be damaged by the shrapnel. I think a 3 or 4KW CO2 laser aimed at one => of their tires would be a lot more effective in just getting them out => of the way, and giving them a day 's amusement, gratis. I'm not so sure => it's technically unreasonable, either - Actually, a laser can be quite effective without destroying the car in front of you. My SO and I had a fair amount of fun with his 5mW HeNe laser plugged into the cigarette lighter via an inverter. You'd be amazed at how fast that red light gets the yo-yo in front of you to pull over!!! *grin* It's also a good bit of fun to shine onto those reflecto-signs (speed limit, etc.), as well as to chase pedestrians down the street (just shine it a few feet in front of where they're walking, and watch them try to figure out what's going on and where it's coming from). Of course, you have to be careful not to get it in their eyes--not easy when you're in a moving vehicle. Helen Anne Vigneau Dual Systems Corporation