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It is common knowledge that placing a magnet near a computer can f*%@ the computer up. Same goes for security cameras.
I've noticed when playing 007-type computer games that when my opponent shoots out one of my security cameras, It's pretty obvious when you walk by and see a busted camera, which
allows me to immediately alert my comrades to my opponent's presence.
What I propose is a gun, about the size of a flare gun, that shoots a permanant magnet attached to a glob of gak, or a suction cup, which sticks to the wall near (or directly on) a security camera or monitoring computer, thereby allowing you or your comrades to slip by unnoticed and minimizing the risk of detection.
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Questionable. Security cameras should be unaffected by the presence of a magnet, as they contain no magnetic media. A magnet could in theory corrupt a computer's hard drive, but if fired while running I think there's a good chance the computer could continue to operate for some time, even with a corrupted drive, until the OS had to access something from the disk instead of RAM. |
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Even then, to reach through the case of the computer and the hard drive, and the intervening distance, the magnet would have to be so powerful as to be a serious liability to carry on your person. An alternative would be to slap it on the monitor, if it's a CRT, which could damage it enough to make it unreadable, but this wouldn't work with an LCD screen. |
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i suggest a rubber, panel-beating,
hammer. bang on the side of the computer
case, or security camera. it's rubber so no
dents. i mean really, how many consumer
electronics are shock proofed to the extent
of withsatnding a whack with a hammer.
it's more reliable as well. no problems with
the magnet actually not working. |
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