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O'Reilly's Antenna Shootout

Posted by timothy on from the my-that's-a-large-can dept.

nickynicky9doors writes: "From Rob Flickenger O'Reilly Network's Systems Administrator : 'Gregory Rehm hosted an Antenna Battle Royale between a Lucent popsicle stick, a couple of Pringles Cans, our Coffee Can, a Hunt's Tomato Sauce can, and a 40oz can of 'Big Chunk' beef stew. Who was the winner?'" Let's just say it doesn't come loaded with saddle-shaped styro-chips.

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  1. metric system ??? by Gunstick · · Score: 0, Redundant

    This is supposed to be a "science" project but it uses non standardized measures.
    Wasn't that the way NASA dumped a space probe on mars (US-miles, GB-miles or km)? I doubt anyone outside the US is able to build one of theese correctly.

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