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From: s872607@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au (George Tzanatos)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Car alarms
Message-ID: <1991Apr3.110300.17569@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au>
Date: 3 Apr 91 11:03:00 GMT
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scott@blueeyes.kines.uiuc.edu (scott) writes:

>In article <1991Mar31.111957.15493@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au> s872607@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au (George Tzanatos) writes:
>>
>>Just one small point....Most car reappropriators generally don't like
>>damage to their person, and usually return the favour to your car. 
>>
>>Now, 20000 volts under the seat has a great appeal.... :)

>No doubt this has already been mentioned, but the ultimate is the car alarm
>system featured at the beginning of RoboCop II. ;-)

>Of course, Batman's vehicle protection system (the bulletproof second skin 
>which surrounds the car when Batman calls for "shields") is almost as much
>fun and lots legaler. ;-) ;-)

Then again, 007's exploding Lotus (For Your Eyes Only) takes the cake :)