Silliness Quiz - Page 286

poohbear_nc · 10-19-2011, 08:12 AM

No - the PIN was actually within the paper voucher. No holes/punching/dimples, etc. How did they do it? What was used in/on the paper?

HomeInMyShoes · 10-19-2011, 09:18 AM

Wasn't it a magnetic strip?

poohbear_nc · 10-19-2011, 09:20 AM

Nope - it was pre-magnetic strip technology. Remember - they were using paper vouchers.

SneakySnake · 10-19-2011, 06:35 PM

ultra violet?

Daithi · 10-19-2011, 07:20 PM

I cheated and looked up the answer -- it's very cool.

GeoffC · 10-20-2011, 02:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Daithi

I cheated and looked up the answer -- it's very cool.

Ice Cubes ? !!!!

poohbear_nc · 10-20-2011, 08:25 AM

No .... think of a technology that used to be considered very "scientific" but is not not used at all in consumer products today.

Daithi · 10-20-2011, 09:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GeoffC

Ice Cubes ? !!!!

Sorry, it's cool wasn't supposed to be a clue. If anything, what they used is just the opposite.

poohbear_nc · 10-20-2011, 09:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Daithi

Sorry, it's cool wasn't supposed to be a clue. If anything, what they used is just the opposite.

Nice hint!

SneakySnake · 10-21-2011, 06:12 AM

thermal bluddy paper?

GeoffC · 10-21-2011, 06:26 AM

bar codes ? Just seen your comment above that it is no longer used .... mmmm

orlok · 10-21-2011, 07:46 AM

reflective dots?

poohbear_nc · 10-21-2011, 08:53 AM

Hmmmmm ..... how soon we all forget what was once a "revolutionary" technology - that went terribly wrong.

Since I seem to have stumped the Quiz, the answer is in the Spoiler if you want to continue guessing. Otherwise, someone else can jump in with a new question.

Spoiler:

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vivaldirules · 10-21-2011, 08:59 AM

Radium? Plutonium? Radioactive kitty litter?

poohbear_nc · 10-21-2011, 09:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vivaldirules

Radium? Plutonium? Radioactive kitty litter?

Close enough - if you didn't use the spoiler - you've won!

Even if you did use the spoiler - you win!

Wonder if they had any lawsuits later from men who carried radioactive vouchers in their pants pockets .....

You're up doggie!

10-21-2011, 06:26 AM	#4286
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,599 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	bar codes ? Just seen your comment above that it is no longer used .... mmmm Last edited by GeoffC; 10-21-2011 at 08:44 AM.

10-21-2011, 08:53 AM	#4288
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 63,839 Karma: 135242149 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	Hmmmmm ..... how soon we all forget what was once a "revolutionary" technology - that went terribly wrong. Since I seem to have stumped the Quiz, the answer is in the Spoiler if you want to continue guessing. Otherwise, someone else can jump in with a new question. Spoiler: The machines used special cheques which had been impregnated with a radioactive compound of carbon-14, which was detected and matched against the personal identification number (PIN) entered on a keypad .

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10-19-2011, 08:12 AM	#4276
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 63,839 Karma: 135242149 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	No - the PIN was actually within the paper voucher. No holes/punching/dimples, etc. How did they do it? What was used in/on the paper?

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HomeInMyShoes Grand Sorcerer Posts: 19,226 Karma: 67780237 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: none	Wasn't it a magnetic strip?

10-19-2011, 09:20 AM	#4278
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 63,839 Karma: 135242149 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	Nope - it was pre-magnetic strip technology. Remember - they were using paper vouchers.

10-19-2011, 06:35 PM	#4279
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10-19-2011, 07:20 PM	#4280
Daithi Publishers are evil! Posts: 2,418 Karma: 36205264 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Rhode Island Device: Various Kindles	I cheated and looked up the answer -- it's very cool.

10-20-2011, 08:25 AM	#4282
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 63,839 Karma: 135242149 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	No .... think of a technology that used to be considered very "scientific" but is not not used at all in consumer products today.

10-21-2011, 06:12 AM	#4285
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10-21-2011, 07:46 AM	#4287
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10-21-2011, 08:59 AM	#4289
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