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Fan Mine
A rapidly rotating blade around a precious object. | |
This could be an element of a home security system. When an
intrusion is detected the blade protruding from the object begins
to rotate at high speed; faster than sight.
At faster than sight speed, the blade strikes the intruder's hand
when they reach for the shiny item.
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Perhaps there's a non-maiming application for this tech? Chopping herbs? |
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Not inside a vacuum, they don't. |
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//Not inside a vacuum, they don't.// |
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That would also render moot the other detectability problem, being motor sound. Maybe this idea would be viable inside a largish bell jar, preferably with an airlock to permit the thief to enter. |
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What would prevent the thief from stealing the bell jar? |
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Micron thin blades. No blade tilt, no wind. |
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//At faster than sight speed// |
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"You could tell if you were hiring an experienced Burglar by asking him to hold his hands up." said Bilbo to Gandalf. |
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//Not inside a vacuum, they don't.// |
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Items of sentimental value should be stored in outer space, where the cost of going to steal them would exceed their value to a thief. It works well with stars. |
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My daddy was a fan miner. He died of the windy lung. |
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