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So does the toe thumb guy have tons of trouble with scanners that require a thumbprint, or would they actually accept the toe print? I am of course assuming this was done to both hands and there is not another thumb available.
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Zil posted:So does the toe thumb guy have tons of trouble with scanners that require a thumbprint, or would they actually accept the toe print? I would assume toes have unique prints too, so as long as the initial scan was taken of the replacement thumb it might actually work.
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Slime posted:I would assume toes have unique prints too, so as long as the initial scan was taken of the replacement thumb it might actually work. They do. Infants are often IDed off of footprints because their hands are so small they don't print well. All bets are off once calluses start forming, though.
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Blue Footed Booby posted:They do. Infants are often IDed off of footprints because their hands are so small they don't print well. Kids these days are getting dragged down to the station and
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I want a computer to tell me I look like a penis but I can't even find the option to take a selfie in the app. Maybe it's one of those region restricted things.
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It’s the “front of the camera” region
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im pooping! posted:personal shields are good against fast moving objects but not slower moving objects like knives and swords, probably laser swords included if a different, unrelated franchise is any indication lol wut Impressive fight reaction from this lady god drat. Frosty nearly got knocked out cold.
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Milo and POTUS posted:lol wut in DUNE, they have personal shields, that are highly effective against projectile weapons and explosions but you can get a sword or dagger through them without much trouble. I think it was just a writing decision based on the intersections of the questions "why would any of these dudes give a poo poo about sword or knife fighting when there is insane space technology?" and "how do I get a dramatic knife fight with the entire galactic empire on the line into the climax of my book?"
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I'm not knowledgeable about military stuff so this might have been bullshit someone told me and I stupidly believed in, but don't some ballistic vests work similarly? They're somewhat good at stopping bullets, which have round edges, but not as good at stopping knives, which have sharp edges?
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Memento posted:in DUNE, they have personal shields, that are highly effective against projectile weapons and explosions but you can get a sword or dagger through them without much trouble. IIRC the shields would still stop a weapon swung too quickly, so you had to slooowly stab your opponent.
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I meant like a lightsaber shield in starwars not a Holtzman shieldWho What Now posted:IIRC the shields would still stop a weapon swung too quickly, so you had to slooowly stab your opponent. Yeah it would be like that nazi stabbing scene from SPR. Brutal af
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Samuringa posted:I'm not knowledgeable about military stuff so this might have been bullshit someone told me and I stupidly believed in, but don't some ballistic vests work similarly? They're somewhat good at stopping bullets, which have round edges, but not as good at stopping knives, which have sharp edges? Sharp edges? Nah man, they're smooth like sharks.
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Who What Now posted:IIRC the shields would still stop a weapon swung too quickly, so you had to slooowly stab your opponent. They should've just invented slow bullets.  e: Something good against dune shields and ballistic vests 
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Hamshot posted:They should've just invented slow bullets. That'd be just somebody throwing a handful of bullets at somebody.
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Hamshot posted:They should've just invented slow bullets. Grenade-on-a-stick with a contact fuse. Push it into them, the shield contains the blast, then you just hose out the area afterwards.
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TontoCorazon posted:That'd be just somebody throwing a handful of bullets at somebody. The ultimate Bene Gesserit combat technique? 
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Hamshot posted:They should've just invented slow bullets. Why is that man wearing an oversized Egon head?
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Jamesman posted:Why is that man wearing an oversized Egon head? You just need to add up the head and body from the dude on the top and the dude on the bottom and average them, and you get two regular sized people.
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Blue Footed Booby posted:They do. Infants are often IDed off of footprints because their hands are so small they don't print well. They also put anti-theft alarms like retail stores use on the babies in the hospital so you can't swipe them easily (the alarms also lockdown the doors).
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TontoCorazon posted:That'd be just somebody throwing a handful of bullets at somebody. It worked for Charlie Sheen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aqopEQr7wI&t=39s
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RatHat posted:It worked for Charlie Sheen Not sure that should be a measure of the effectiveness of anything, to be honest
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quote:OH MAN! But what if the sword you shoot EXPLODES? And then turns into three smaller swords. . . WHICH THEN EXPLODE!? It would be like a SWORDSPLOSION! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hogZEkHXZzw
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Who What Now posted:IIRC the shields would still stop a weapon swung too quickly, so you had to slooowly stab your opponent. Oh also shooting a personal shield with a laser would cause a release of energy equivalent to an atomic bomb. Great technology!
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Fister Roboto posted:Oh also shooting a personal shield with a laser would cause a release of energy equivalent to an atomic bomb. The more I think about it, the more Dune is basically a giant set of massive reverse justifications that were then wrapped in just enough psychadelic glitter to not be noticed under all the tripping.
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poo poo. Do not gently caress with @wendys. On the hand, lol. On the other hand, I am pretty sure this is how we get to Snow Crash.
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Somfin posted:The more I think about it, the more Dune is basically a giant set of massive reverse justifications that were then wrapped in just enough psychadelic glitter to not be noticed under all the tripping. IE, an excuse to have Lawrence of Arabia in space with giant worms.
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Inescapable Duck posted:IE, an excuse to have Lawrence of Arabia in space with giant worms. Don't forget the Jewish mysticism!
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Veni Vidi Ameche! posted:poo poo. Do not gently caress with @wendys. On the hand, lol. On the other hand, I am pretty sure this is how we get to Snow Crash. You know who can gently caress with @wendys? Da mutha fuckin' share z0ne https://twitter.com/dasharez0ne/status/833758560899117057?lang=en AtomD has a new favorite as of 10:09 on Jan 15, 2018 |
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Fister Roboto posted:Oh also shooting a personal shield with a laser would cause a release of energy equivalent to an atomic bomb. Some of the old Star Wars lore had a pretty good reason for personal shields not being a thing; You CAN have a personal shield, so long as you don't mind standing in your own personal bubble of lethal radiation. But everyone outside it would be fine at least.
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Neddy Seagoon posted:Some of the old Star Wars lore had a pretty good reason for personal shields not being a thing; You CAN have a personal shield, so long as you don't mind standing in your own personal bubble of lethal radiation. But everyone outside it would be fine at least. *makes a droid CQC expert with such a shield*
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Zanzibar Ham posted:*makes a droid CQC expert with such a shield* They've already got droids with shields https://i.imgur.com/wif1pZi.gifv They needed minor bad guys who would make the Jedi run away because the plot required it at one point so they created those things for the prequel movies and then conveniently forgot about them in almost every other situation
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Somfin posted:The more I think about it, the more Dune is basically a giant set of massive reverse justifications that were then wrapped in just enough psychadelic glitter to not be noticed under all the tripping. The hand waving amount Dune does is remarkable. Like the whole bit about how the galaxy tried androids a couple thousand years back which resulted in the bots taking over for a handful of centuries so they don't use them anymore.
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Snowglobe of Doom posted:They've already got droids with shields I remember reading up the fluff on those. Presumably they're hella expensive and don't stand up well to anything heavier than a sidearm.
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Choco1980 posted:The hand waving amount Dune does is remarkable. Like the whole bit about how the galaxy tried androids a couple thousand years back which resulted in the bots taking over for a handful of centuries so they don't use them anymore. That war (the Butlerian Jihad) is why they don't use computers for anything, and train people to do complex math and poo poo in their heads instead. It's also why the Space Guild exists, and another reason why the Spice is important.
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Inescapable Duck posted:IE, an excuse to have Lawrence of Arabia in space with giant worms. ....so awesome?
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