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 | | From: | Skywise | | Subject: | Re: Man Charged With Aiming Laser at Aircraft | | Date: | Thu, 06 Jan 2005 09:19:14 -0000 |
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 | pooua@aol.com wrote in news:1105001715.893084.250950
@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com:
> Skywise: "Until it can be proven that the odds of interference are
> millions to one against, better safe than sorry."
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> Pooua: Then, why stop with here? Let's ban satellite communications,
> too. Can't be too careful, you know. Maybe that electronic wrist-watch
> will cause interference; best get rid of it, too. And, who knows what
> dangers lurk with pacemakers! Let's throw it all out, until it can be
> proven that none of this will cause the least chance of intereference.
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> Then, there are solar flares; those things can knock out the electric
> grids of entire cities! What chance does the poor aircraft have against
> that? So, we must not allow any aircraft to fly until we have an
> absolutely quiet Sun, and all aircraft must land immediately when our
> solar observatories detect any activity.
> No sir; this is all nonsense; just plain voodoo witchdoctor nonsense!
I presume the nonsense you are referring to is your own post?
Brian
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