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The LCD Panel vs. The Crossbow
Ev!LOnE was one of several readers to point out an interesting LCD stress test: "ASUS recently came out with Asus LS201 — a TFT monitor with a protective panel made of crystal-sapphire. What I didn't imagine was the amount of punishment that thing can take. Apparently some Ukrainians shared the same concern and went for a test." Translation not necessary, but some clues about the narration would be appreciated in comments.
Do not use this monitor when you are frustrated. Banging your fist against the screen will result in broken fingers.
I'm just throwing this out there so I can claim prior art when the sex toy industry patents the idea of using that monitor in sex toys.
ordodk (2 hours ago) Show Hide Marked as spam +6 Poor comment Good comment Reply | Spam I am getting a couple of these! The last four monitors I had was pierced by crossbow bolts.
You do realize that, sooner or later, one of us is going to find you and kill you, don't you?
The higher the technology, the sharper that two-edged sword.
Will it blend?
bring it on but while you are looking please feel free to take a look at this
I'm sure Big Blue would have love it!
Be relentless!
I'm gonna build one with a built in crossbow so the user knows if they shoot at it, it'll return fire. That will prevent the user from damaging it in the first place. Don't build tough, build smart lol.
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Yeah. You only need to get attacked by a crossbow about 5 times and that monitor has paid itself off.
These displays should have a sticker:
Warning: Rebounding Wiimotes may cause severe injury.
How can I believe you when you tell me what I don't want to hear?
In most offices I've worked in your monitor just has to withstand NERF darts and the occasional hacky-sack attack. I take it Ukranian office wars are a little bit more serious with their choice of weapons.
It's no titanium. Or is it? :)
Cleavage?! Giggidy giggidy giggidy giggidy, let's have sex!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-2D9osn6yI
You must have pretty tough working conditions. We've never felt the need to put "ability to withstand 90lb long bow attack" on any of our purchasing forms.
Yeah, I see cleavage on my monitor all the time, but it never seems to harm the screen.
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Yeah! What kind of weak-ass monitor can only take a couple hits from a 90lb pull crossbow? Shit, I hit my LCD with a 280b pull all the time. Just the other day, I put ten rounds with my 9mm into it. It's still standing! I put a youtube up of it. 50,000,000 hits in two hours. SUCK IT DOWN!
Note to self: Ukrainians do NOT understand how to play video games. Rewrite instructions to say, when the game requires you to shoot someone onscreen, we do NOT mean shoot the screen. Really. Also tell the Poles there is a Delete key for word processing, and WhiteOut is not actually a good idea.
Ship it across the United States and back using FedEx, in a cardboard box marked "Fragile."
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It read like foxtrott for me.
605413? Yes, it's a prime.
call me when the arrow doesn't pierce the monitor, punch through the wall behind it, and impale itself in a marketing intern.
Well I did it, but I missed the marketing intern - I think the monitor knocked the arrow off course. Any pointers?
It's official. Most of you are morons.
I found a book of simple Russian phrases to try and figure out that video. It seems that the announcer's record is scratched, and his hovercraft is full of eels. ...bouncy bouncy.
I just have to know -- Will It Blend?
Sapphire is actually transparent aluminium ... er, well aluminium oxide anyway.
Just as good for transporting whales I assure you.
"I've got more toys than Teruhisa Kitahara."
ummm, news flash.... you know those weapons you're talking about? the ones inside "your office" AKA - World of Warcraft? well, they cannot penetrate into the 'real world' (the one we all live in) - no matter what level Sage/Dwarf/wookie you are.
;-p
Resisting a normal arrow from a crossbow is nice and all, but how does it handle a fire arrow from a crassbow+1?
Hey! That's my sig you're smoking there!
I'll just aim my crossbow for the fleshy part in front of the monitor. problem solved! ;p
They're using their grammar skills there.
Missing the point? I think the arrows are now missing their points.
insert pithy comment here
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Forget fists...
Finally we have a display that's safe for Wii-users!
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Sapphire is the infamous Star Trek 'transparent aluminium', but it comes in many colours, from transparent to blue, pink or red (ruby).
Excuse me, but please get off my Pennisetum Clandestinum, eh!
Welcome to TechnoDay. Is your monitor possessed? How can you tell and if so what can you do about it?
We took a standard LCD monitor that had become possessed after an all night LAN-party playing oblivion. (some discussion about exorcism I could not make out)
We tried writing (the exorcism?) on the screen in permanent marker. But the state of demonic possession prevented the ink from sticking, it just wiped off with a small amount of holy water.
We tried smashing the monitor with a hammer.
Research on Wikipedia told us that the only way to undo the demonic possession was with a silver tipped arrow. Fortunately I was able to win a crossbow on EBay, but the arrows supplied are steel, not silver.
You can see the power of the crossbow shooting into wood. Now lets try against the monitor. One! Two!
As you can see Wikipedia was right, if you are faced with demonic possession you have to go with the silver, steel simply does not work. We will try that next week.
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