Re: [neonixie-l] make a clock go to jail

2015-09-21 Thread robin bussell
No other possible explanation other than that this is a very devious plot to electrocute POTUS when he asks to see the 'cool clock' working. :) (only half kidding, that mains cable looks well dodgy, not that I did much better when young of course!) On 17/09/2015 20:53, 'westdave' via ne

[neonixie-l] Make a clock, go to jail

2015-09-17 Thread Nick
Ok. We're veering into politics here - not the remit of the group. I've deleted one post (a very rare thing for me to do). I really don't want to lock the thread, so lets keep it on subject... Nick (moderator) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neoni

Re: [neonixie-l] make a clock go to jail

2015-09-17 Thread Instrument Resources of America
You gotta think herejust another 'photo op' for Obozo.! On 9/17/2015 12:53 PM, 'westdave' via neonixie-l wrote: wait a gosh darn minute,look at that photo i sent of the "bomb clock" #1)it is a plug in 115vac with a 9volt battery back up #2)there are no batt

[neonixie-l] make a clock go to jail

2015-09-17 Thread 'westdave' via neonixie-l
wait a gosh darn?minute,look at that photo i sent of the "bomb clock"? #1)it is a plug in 115vac with a 9volt battery back up ?#2)there are no batterys in the case so he had to open it to plug it in (no big battery pack?no big boom) #3)it is a factory board in fact two of them( one the clock boar

Re: [neonixie-l] Make a clock, go to jail

2015-09-16 Thread Wayne de Geere
Mark Zuckerberg posted this today to Facebook: "You’ve probably seen the story about Ahmed, the 14 year old student in Texas who built a clock and was arrested when he took it to school. Having the skill and ambition to build something cool should lead to applause, not arrest. The future belon

Re: [neonixie-l] Make a clock, go to jail

2015-09-16 Thread Instrument Resources of America
A LOT of the security folks at all airports have ""ZERO"" sense of humor. I have not a clue how they make it through the day, or what their after work lives must be like. Ira. On 9/16/2015 2:11 PM, Quixotic Nixotic wrote: On 16 Sep 2015, at 21:55, Tidak Ada wrote: What about a doll m

Re: [neonixie-l] Make a clock, go to jail

2015-09-16 Thread Quixotic Nixotic
On 16 Sep 2015, at 21:55, Tidak Ada wrote: > What about a doll made out of Semtex? When asked at a UK airport if I had packed anything I shouldn't, a few years back, I mentioned marzipan. The officer said any more cracks like that and I would not be flying anywhere. He was really vicious abo

RE: [neonixie-l] Make a clock, go to jail

2015-09-16 Thread Tidak Ada
roups.com Subject: Re: [neonixie-l] Make a clock, go to jail What a crazy story..poor kid..and silly teacher/school... There's a bigger chance that a cell phone will explode, rather than his clock.. ..maybe I should take this thing, with me in the train, to work tomorrow, and see what happens? Smi

[neonixie-l] Make a clock, go to jail

2015-09-16 Thread petehand
Although nothing should surprise me by now about the insanity of the American school system, this one touches a nerve. A kid - a young teenager - made a clock of his own design, took it to school, and found himself in police custody accused of making a fake terrorist bomb - a "movie bomb". Mayb