At 05:28 PM 9/17/01 -0700, David Honig wrote:
>I spent a minute thinking about how to use my laptop as a shield. Wondering
>how much a drink-cart weighs.
I was thinking of what would be available and somewhat effective as an
improvised weapon on a hijacked aircraft since we've been deprived of guns
and decided that laptops fit the bill best.
No Sony Vaios. Something a bit heavier.
Held in front of you it could deflect an edged weapon.
Slammed around it could make a short, blunt club.
And laptops are certainly available.
Even though your laptop would probably not survive the experience; if *you*
did, you could probably get the manufacturer to give you a replacement in
exchange for the good publicity.
DCF
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Tank: What do you need -- besides a miracle?
Neo: Guns. Lots of guns.
-- Marcus Chong to Keanu Reeves in "The Matrix"
