Fun_People Archive
13 Jun
Maybe all that SDI funding wasn't wasted after all.

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From: Peter Langston <psl>
Date: Thu, 13 Jun 96 13:28:43 -0700
To: Fun_People
Subject: Maybe all that SDI funding wasn't wasted after all.

Forwarded-by: Keith Bostic <bostic@bsdi.com>
Forwarded-by: Jonathan Levine <jonathan@canuck.com>
From: the latest Hammacher-Schlemmer catalog (they're the New York
outfit that sells gadgets to people with too much disposable income)

LASER POINTING SWISS ARMY KNIFE is from Wenger, manufacturer of the
world-famous Swiss Army knives.  It combines seven frequently used
tools in a 3 1/4-inch-long design that also includes a five megawatt,
class 3A red beam laser light that lets you clearly point out details
from up to 100 meters away.  Tools include a can opener, scissors,
screwdriver, cap lifter, stainless steel main blade, nail file,
corkscrew, and awl, in addition to the laser.  All tools are heat-
treated high-carbon stainless steel.  The patented screwdriver has a
safety lock system.  Uses two 1.5 volt batteries (included).
3 1/4"Lx1"Wx3/4"D.       61732E...............................$179.95

[Well, either this is a gag or that "megawatt" was a typo for "milliwatt"
(microwatt? nanowatt? picowatt? femtowatt? attowatt? zeptowatt...)  -psl]

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