In a message dated 1/16/00 1:20:10 AM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes:
<< This screams "urban myth", just like the rest of the lidar defeating stuff i've heard before. Chances are they will aim for your front plate, if you have one... it's a nice flat surface that reflects pretty well. Also note that the beam is not _that_ tight- even at a range of a few hundred feet, the beam is a few inches wide. By a mile, it's 30 feet wide. A CD won't absorb that much laser energy, and also remember... CD's are meant to REFLECT lasers... otherwise the CD player would not be able to read it! >> not to mention what do you do if he's aiming at the REAR plate...the "theory" behind this was to refract the light away from the car, rather than reflect it back to the gun...in practice i DOUBT it would work -Mike _____________ List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com To remove yourself from this list, send mail to [email protected] with 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org
