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Copy Machines At Greater Risk During Holidays

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the no-surprise-there dept.

Ant writes "CNET News.com reports that photocopier supplier Canon is warning customers to take better care of their office equipment during the Christmas period. It claims that the festive season traditionally leads to a 25 percent hike in service calls due to incidents such as the classic backside copying prank. Such a stunt, a mainstay of the office party, often results in cracked glass on the copier, with 32 percent of Canon technicians claiming to have been called out to fix glass plates during the Christmas period after attempts to copy body parts went wrong..."

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  1. Re:copying body parts by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative

    It means that you need to load some US Letter sized paper into the Paper Cartridge, because the current print job requires it there isn't any in there at the moment.
    This may be because you are in a country that uses A4, and your printer driver is still configured to use US Letter.
    In most cases, you can just push the on-line button to continue.

    No, don't thank me ;)

  2. Re:A painful copier accident... by eurleif · · Score: 2, Informative

    Yes, you can break a penis.

  3. Re:I don't believe it..... by AgentPhunk · · Score: 2, Informative

    Ok, sure! (And sorry in advance to Break.com, formerly known as big-boys.com, for the /.'ing. Its a great site with video clips of random, guy-type things.)

    Fat guy breaks copier:
    http://www.break.com/articles/copybusted.html

    Hot Chick. 'nuff said.
    http://www.break.com/articles/copierup.html

  4. Re:I don't believe it..... by RalfM · · Score: 3, Informative

    2 more

    http://www.whowantsabalti.com/video/photocopier.wm v

    http://www.whowantsabalti.com/funpics/spicy/colour -copier.jpg

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    The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt.
    -Bertrand Russel
  5. I work at Canon by B5_geek · · Score: 4, Informative

    The platen glass is only designed to withstand 3 lbs of pressure.

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    "The price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men." ~Plato (427-347 BC)
    1. Re:I work at Canon by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative

      Area that comes in contact with the body is pretty much insignificant (insignificantly large). The highest pressure is applied to the sides of the glass (3rd rule of dynamics, press with your ass down, the edges will press up), less than half inch wide frame around the work area.