+BadAndy Posted July 2, 2004 Share Posted July 2, 2004 When I read stuff like this, I really have to wonder about common sense in our govt. GPS Coke cans cause stir Quote Link to comment
lisavemt Posted July 2, 2004 Share Posted July 2, 2004 What a fantastic oxymoron! Common sense and government! Good one! Quote Link to comment
Fakk 2 Posted July 2, 2004 Share Posted July 2, 2004 And thats why I hate the media. Talk about blowing things out of proportion. Next there will be an article of a terrorist that a transmitter in a coke can so he can use it to lock a missile onto and destroy the building the can is in. The fact is if you want to smuggle in a tap to listen in on "hush hush" secrets there are a hundred and one ways than to use a can of soda. They are also A LOT SMALLER and easier to hide. This article is the attempt of a writer on the verge of losing a job because they couldn't come up with a breaking story. So they made up this crap. I rate that article with Quote Link to comment
Rubbertoe Posted July 2, 2004 Share Posted July 2, 2004 "We're asking people to open the cans and not bring it in if there's a GPS in it," said Master Sgt. Jerry Meredith, a Fort Knox spokesman. LMAO Crazy stuff... Quote Link to comment
+Beta Test Posted July 3, 2004 Share Posted July 3, 2004 ......He's a secret Agent can He's a secret Agent can.......... Sorry I couldn't resist an oppurtunity like that. I think that is too funny, that someone would even think about that. I'll bet that the good ol' gov has a room full of guys just thinking. You know, like in that movie Armageddon! Quote Link to comment
+sbell111 Posted July 3, 2004 Share Posted July 3, 2004 Am I crazy or was that Rubbertoe? Quote Link to comment
+cachecows209 Posted July 15, 2004 Share Posted July 15, 2004 just stumbled upon this one..........i wan to know who is gunna come find me and to let them know that ill beat the crap out of someone pulling me into a van.........otherwise a good idea Quote Link to comment
+beatnik Posted July 16, 2004 Share Posted July 16, 2004 When I read stuff like this, I really have to wonder about common sense in our govt. GPS Coke cans cause stir Yeah, I'll continue to sleep just a little better tonight knowing that these are the guys in charge of our national defense. Quote Link to comment
+Naefearjustbeer Posted July 16, 2004 Share Posted July 16, 2004 I think if i wanted to eavesdrop on someone I would be using something other than a coke can that wouldnt do the job. I geuss it would be like using a chocolate bar to find a cache Quote Link to comment
+JimmyEv Posted July 27, 2004 Share Posted July 27, 2004 Hmmm...and this was a Coke vending machine: http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200406/s1140299.htm Must be news leaks from Pepsi... Quote Link to comment
+BilboB Posted July 27, 2004 Share Posted July 27, 2004 It might make you wonder about common sense, but it makes me wonder why someone would fly jet planes into skyscrapers!!! Anything that can happen...will happen. Quote Link to comment
+haggaeus Posted July 27, 2004 Share Posted July 27, 2004 It has been mentioned in comp.risks newsgroup some time ago (the link points to a forwarded memo, which makes more sense than the CNN article: there are restricted areas with no two-way electronic devices allowed and a Coke can transmitting its position certainly falls into that category. I wouldn't wonder if similar policy would be adopted in other places with restriction on electonic devices (airplanes, hospitals, etc.). Quote Link to comment
Wanderingson Posted July 29, 2004 Share Posted July 29, 2004 OK folks--Believe it or not, this is how I actually heard about this contest. I am stationed in Your US Armed Forces and was briefed on the Coke cans. All kidding aside, all electronic devices are prohibited in certain sensitive areas. Now for this story--this is a wee bit to the extreme. Common sense prevails my friends, but sometimes it doesn't. Be proud of your military and take it for what it is worth. National security is is something you should not bust on if you do not understand it. Quote Link to comment
+Cache Viking Posted August 29, 2004 Share Posted August 29, 2004 Here is an article on the GPS Coke Cans GPSWorld Magazine Quote Link to comment
+Anonymous' Posted August 30, 2004 Share Posted August 30, 2004 Here is an article on the GPS Coke Cans GPSWorld Magazine Cool article CV. Quote Link to comment
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