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post #31 of 166
9/14/10 at 3:03pm

I hope the amp is ok!
 

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Originally Posted by Uncle Erik View Post

Why do people always assume that electronics are dangerous?  Seems like if there is a wire or two, everyone assumes the worst and panics.

 

Actually, people panic over all sorts of stuff these days.  Among other things, I used to play with a chemistry kit and model rockets when I was a kid.  The local hobby shop used to sell rocket motors to kids, no questions asked, either.  That would probably get someone arrested today.

 

The local Walmart keeps the rocket motors in a locked glass display case 

 

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post #32 of 166
9/14/10 at 3:20pm

I like the way the police seem to blame the packaging for the problem. And I assume that the "loose wiring" is what they called "point to point" wiring as seen by the x-ray.

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post #33 of 166
9/14/10 at 3:38pm

It's all the FUD people spread, and they spread so easily thanks to the Internet and Celphones. I get so much junk mail and SMS these days about everything from how microwaves will kill your DNA, how you can die from turning on the air conditioning in your car, from being careful of policemen because they will bang on the door of your house and try to kidnap you, etc.  And the sad thing is people all believe this BS. That's why people are so paranoid these days.
 

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Originally Posted by Uncle Erik View Post

Why do people always assume that electronics are dangerous?  Seems like if there is a wire or two, everyone assumes the worst and panics.

 

Actually, people panic over all sorts of stuff these days.  Among other things, I used to play with a chemistry kit and model rockets when I was a kid.  The local hobby shop used to sell rocket motors to kids, no questions asked, either.  That would probably get someone arrested today.

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post #34 of 166
9/14/10 at 3:39pm

Shotty packaging and poor judgement, by who the xray machine paranoids for calling the bomb squad.....to many movies.

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post #35 of 166
9/14/10 at 3:40pm
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Originally Posted by AudioDwebe View Post

And, apparently, others have also read that thread about it being explosive.

 

http://www.kirotv.com/news/24993080/detail.html

 

I took the day off to take my son to the local fair and, when we returned, had a few urgent voice messages to call the office.  Unfortunately, the calls came in a little after noon and we didn't get home until after five.  The message (had two almost back to back) said something about mysterious crate with wires addressed to me.  I wondered why they didn't call my cell, and when I got it out of the Camelback, it turns out that they did call me about four times but being at the rather loud environment of the fair, didn't hear it.

 

  

all good things.  ^_^

 

 

That's so strange.  You get to watch your own 'unboxing' video...........

http://www.kirotv.com/video/24995271/index.html


Edited by Towert7 - 9/14/10 at 3:44pm
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post #36 of 166
9/14/10 at 4:12pm

 

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wow just wow....

 

Go the Cats!!!

 

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Originally Posted by Bigrock2150 View Post

hahaha! Bomb squad FAIL. 

 

Your probably on the National terrorist watch now. 

 

It kinda reminds me of this time when the cops were called because someone thought they saw a baby in a garbage can in front of a Walmart.

 

It turned out it was just a burrito. 

 

 

Hahahahaha
 


Edited by matthewh133 - 9/14/10 at 4:16pm
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post #37 of 166
9/14/10 at 4:16pm

tubeampbomb.png

 

Damn, I wish my amp got on the news.

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post #38 of 166
9/14/10 at 4:24pm
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Originally Posted by Towert7 View Post

 

That's so strange.  You get to watch your own 'unboxing' video...........

http://www.kirotv.com/video/24995271/index.html

 

I hadn't caught that particular video until you pointed it out.  As a Head-Fi'er, that's strange to see the news covering--via overhead helicopter--what, as you said, turned out to be the unboxing of a tube headphone amp (an amp that many veteran Head-Fie'rs can recognize, even from that fuzzy distance).

 

I'm going to have to try that cable-yank box-opening trick next time I get a delivery.

 

Perhaps this all occurred because one of the X-ray techs was actually a seasoned Head-Fi'er? 

 

In all seriousness now, AudioDwebe, I hope you didn't get into any real trouble over this at work.

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post #39 of 166
9/14/10 at 4:31pm

Yeah, are you being penalized for this? I hope you do okay!

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post #40 of 166
9/14/10 at 4:38pm

Great story.

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post #41 of 166
9/14/10 at 4:54pm

They should launch products like that.

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post #42 of 166
9/14/10 at 4:57pm

Be thankful they didn't use a robot to blow up the package! Did any tubes survive?


Edited by balderon - 9/14/10 at 4:59pm
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post #43 of 166
9/14/10 at 5:52pm

LOL! Thanks for the read. :)

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post #44 of 166
9/14/10 at 5:55pm

What a crazy story!

 

Still, glad to hear that everyone's OK and that the took the precaution rather than risk it really being a bomb.

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post #45 of 166
9/14/10 at 6:03pm

Can anyone download this video? It needs to be put into a secret Head-Fi archive somewhere.

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