8 Unexpected Downsides of the Switch to E-books

xg4bx · 02-14-2012, 02:28 PM

"#8. You Can't Hide a Gun in a Kindle

In the past, you could always depend on your trusty violin case, but with American orchestras going bankrupt left and right nowadays, people running around with violin cases are becoming a rarity and no longer blend into a crowd.

And old-fashioned high-tank toilets have been antiques for decades, so good luck taping a gun behind one of these modern toilets.

So books are one of the few things left that you can carry around without people suspecting you've got something in them. Everyone who's afraid of getting shot is wary of people with bags and thick coats. If paper books go the way of the dodo, hit victims will also start being suspicious of anyone carrying one of those useless antiques for no reason."

http://www.cracked.com/blog/8-unexpe...ch-to-e-books/

an amusing little article.

Steven Lyle Jordan · 02-14-2012, 03:03 PM

That site's almost as bad as TV Tropes! What day is this?

RainingLemur · 02-14-2012, 03:14 PM

You probably COULD fit a firing mechanism in a Kindle for a 2MM Kolibri cartridge. I don't know what good it would do, other than annoy the person you'd shoot at.

Latinandgreek · 02-14-2012, 03:19 PM

I would watch the movie with the teenagers accidentally downloading the Necronomicon and having their possessed Kindles chasing them around the house

Oh dear, that site is addictive. I laughed my way through that article, and now I'm reading more...

Steven Lyle Jordan · 02-14-2012, 04:52 PM

It's an old-fashioned weapon in an old-fashioned book. Want to be up-to-date? Have a reading device double as a taser. Or embed a razor edge to its edges and throw it like Oddjob's hat. Zing!

CyGuy · 02-14-2012, 05:11 PM

Couldn't you make a quick shortcut to the Twilight Saga and threaten to start reading out loud? I would think that might be affective in most situations, it would even penetrate multiple layers of body armor. Perhaps it is not a "downside" after all...

xg4bx · 02-14-2012, 06:27 PM

Cracked is a great site, you can spend days there. even though its done in humor (and with 4 letter words to boot) they almost always have interesting articles about science, history and pop culture.

AlexGrama · 02-14-2012, 06:30 PM

You can transform your Kindle into a deadly weapon by using its ink to blind people. Just sayin.

wizwor · 02-14-2012, 06:37 PM

if only it were true...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1L4yncqEFYw

sabredog · 02-14-2012, 08:29 PM

Copy over War in Peace (remember that bizarre ebooks add weight to ereaders thread a while back?)

Then drop that now over heavy ereader onto your victims big toe...

Steven Lyle Jordan · 02-15-2012, 11:19 AM

In the Kindle settings, you'll find the ability to reverse polarity on the static warp field... that'll disrupt almost any electrical system within a mile radius of your position. If that fails, just set it to overload and throw (but be prepared to get at least .3 AUs clear before it blows).

A Nook Color will work as a flash bomb. A mini-SD card in the slot will make it double as an incendiary device. Or, just crack the screen and it'll function perfectly as a brick.

Solitaire1 · 02-15-2012, 11:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xg4bx

Cracked is a great site, you can spend days there. even though its done in humor (and with 4 letter words to boot) they almost always have interesting articles about science, history and pop culture.

I agree, and many of the topics lead to very interesting discussions. Among my favorite articles is the one that relates the absurd ways that comics have brought back dead super heroes.

mr ploppy · 02-15-2012, 11:56 AM

You'd be better off using a hollowed out laptop.

02-14-2012, 02:28 PM	#1
xg4bx Are you gonna eat that? Posts: 1,633 Karma: 23215128 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Phillipsburg, NJ Device: Kindle 3, Nook STG	8 Unexpected Downsides of the Switch to E-books "#8. You Can't Hide a Gun in a Kindle In the past, you could always depend on your trusty violin case, but with American orchestras going bankrupt left and right nowadays, people running around with violin cases are becoming a rarity and no longer blend into a crowd. And old-fashioned high-tank toilets have been antiques for decades, so good luck taping a gun behind one of these modern toilets. So books are one of the few things left that you can carry around without people suspecting you've got something in them. Everyone who's afraid of getting shot is wary of people with bags and thick coats. If paper books go the way of the dodo, hit victims will also start being suspicious of anyone carrying one of those useless antiques for no reason." http://www.cracked.com/blog/8-unexpe...ch-to-e-books/ an amusing little article.

02-14-2012, 03:19 PM	#4
Latinandgreek Warrior Princess Posts: 5,038 Karma: 9724231 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: PRS-505; PRS-350, PRS-T1, iPad, Aura HD	I would watch the movie with the teenagers accidentally downloading the Necronomicon and having their possessed Kindles chasing them around the house Oh dear, that site is addictive. I laughed my way through that article, and now I'm reading more... Last edited by Latinandgreek; 02-14-2012 at 03:21 PM.

02-14-2012, 05:11 PM	#6
CyGuy Avid Reader Posts: 769 Karma: 7777778 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: PocketBook 902, Galaxy Tab 2 7.0, ASUS TF700, and Cybook Gen III	Couldn't you make a quick shortcut to the Twilight Saga and threaten to start reading out loud? I would think that might be affective in most situations, it would even penetrate multiple layers of body armor. Perhaps it is not a "downside" after all... Last edited by CyGuy; 02-14-2012 at 05:22 PM.

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02-14-2012, 03:03 PM	#2
Steven Lyle Jordan Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,478 Karma: 5171130 Join Date: Jan 2006 Device: none	That site's almost as bad as TV Tropes! What day is this?

02-14-2012, 03:14 PM	#3
RainingLemur Spork Connoisseur Posts: 2,355 Karma: 16780603 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: Nook Color	You probably COULD fit a firing mechanism in a Kindle for a 2MM Kolibri cartridge. I don't know what good it would do, other than annoy the person you'd shoot at.

02-14-2012, 04:52 PM	#5
Steven Lyle Jordan Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,478 Karma: 5171130 Join Date: Jan 2006 Device: none	It's an old-fashioned weapon in an old-fashioned book. Want to be up-to-date? Have a reading device double as a taser. Or embed a razor edge to its edges and throw it like Oddjob's hat. Zing!

02-14-2012, 06:27 PM	#7
xg4bx Are you gonna eat that? Posts: 1,633 Karma: 23215128 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Phillipsburg, NJ Device: Kindle 3, Nook STG	Cracked is a great site, you can spend days there. even though its done in humor (and with 4 letter words to boot) they almost always have interesting articles about science, history and pop culture.

02-14-2012, 06:30 PM	#8
AlexGrama Writer Posts: 275 Karma: 345042 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: UK Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Nexus 7	You can transform your Kindle into a deadly weapon by using its ink to blind people. Just sayin.

02-14-2012, 06:37 PM	#9
wizwor Wizard Posts: 1,068 Karma: 23867385 Join Date: Nov 2011 Device: kindle, fire	if only it were true... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1L4yncqEFYw

02-14-2012, 08:29 PM	#10
sabredog Geographically Restricted Posts: 2,630 Karma: 14933353 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Perth, Australia Device: Sony PRS-T3, Kindle Voyage, iPad Air2, Nexus7v2	Copy over War in Peace (remember that bizarre ebooks add weight to ereaders thread a while back?) Then drop that now over heavy ereader onto your victims big toe...

02-15-2012, 11:19 AM	#11
Steven Lyle Jordan Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,478 Karma: 5171130 Join Date: Jan 2006 Device: none	In the Kindle settings, you'll find the ability to reverse polarity on the static warp field... that'll disrupt almost any electrical system within a mile radius of your position. If that fails, just set it to overload and throw (but be prepared to get at least .3 AUs clear before it blows). A Nook Color will work as a flash bomb. A mini-SD card in the slot will make it double as an incendiary device. Or, just crack the screen and it'll function perfectly as a brick.

02-15-2012, 11:56 AM	#13
mr ploppy Feral Underclass Posts: 3,622 Karma: 26821535 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Yorkshire, tha noz Device: 2nd hand paperback	You'd be better off using a hollowed out laptop.