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gizmo, if I had a pound for every time I have told a child to write his name on all his belongings, I would be a very rich po indeed. just write your name in big letters on your ball in an indelible ink. THIS BALL WAS NICKED FROM GIZMO. and don't think that I missed the innuendo either, you naughty gizmo. |
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Before you say it: I have written my name (in permanent
marker) on my ball but people can easily scuff it off, the
tracking device would locate it and I could claim it back
without any hassle. Golfers must have the same problem
because I read about a bloke gathering balls to re-sell
them. If they had a tracking device, you wouldn't loose
them to start with.? |
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I knew yuou would say that and still you beat me to it! |
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OK then microchip them like you do with your dog. wee bit cheaper perhaps. |
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Its a sequence of four letters. |
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//What is RFID?//
Is that an answer in form of a question like on Jeopardy? |
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I really want to know for sure if the guy next to me
kicked it into my garden (I don't think he did) because I
can't find it. If I had a tracker it would show exactly
where it was then I can go and pinch it back. |
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I knew that . Yes, like RFID .. I think |
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Sorry po: Men are like that! |
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[giz] I don't know if this can be done, but it is a wonderful
idea, especially for golfers. I read in a daily paper recently
about a chap being sent to prison for collecting lost golf
balls, and then selling them on. If golfers could track their
lost balls (sorry) somehow, they wouldn't loose them -
saving hundreds of pounds in lost balls!
Great idea! |
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Sorry, I pulled my RFID comment because I wanted to explain what it is but didn't have the time at that exact moment to do it. |
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Looks like the link [half] added covers it, though. |
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Anyone playing with loose balls will surely get their come-uppance :| |
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I've seen a device, in those addictive yet pointless Innovations catalogues that always fall out of my newspaper, that lets you stamp your initials indelibly onto a golf ball. Looks kind of like a nutcracker, so it'd be a scary-looking contraption if they made one for footballs. |
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It would also puncture the ball. What I found worked when I were a lad was to follow a little supported football team and buy a branded ball from their club shop. It makes it easy to see which ball is yours, and people are less likely to steal them since, by implication, they would be admitting an affinity with such an underachieving team. (my personal suggestion would be to buy one from Greenock Morton - not my team - they need the money and are rubbish) |
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