110 V is not lethal - hurts like a bitch, but lethal? Nope. The AC makes it even less dangerous. Plus, if 110 V were lethal then how do you think people survive being hit by a taser where the voltage is a multiple of 10,000 Volts?

It's the resulting current, the amount of charge transferred and the length of the current which make electric appliances dangerous. But at 110 V you almost have to work hard to kill yourself.

I actually expect a modicum of general knowledge from teachers and not merely the particulars of their field. And it should be general knowledge that a) a circuit board is not explosive and b) for a bomb to be explosive it needs to have actual explosives.

Not to mention there's this small matter of how serious they actually were about this "bomb" (as pointed out by another poster downthread):

They did not evacuate the school. They did not call the bomb squad.

THAT alone should tell you all you need to know about those guys. And now go away. Try to find excuses for some other abhorrent and idiotic behaviour, you won't have much luck here.

But how will the hero know which wire is the blue or red one?

Maybe you should take a look at a movie sometime. What does a "movie" bomb show? Lots of blinkenlights and circuitboard (in addition to the explosives, natch). So, the only way you could mistake an electronic clock for a bomb is if you equate "circuit board and lights equal bomb".

No disassembly required.

Last time I look, an actual bomb needed more than just a circuit board. I dare say that those other components (e.g. the actual explosive) might be a bit more important.

Suuuure. In your righteous crusade against the stupidity of Germans, you're overlooking some realpolitic problems with your sentiment.

First of all, such a move would be political suicide. Political opponents of the politician proposing such a move would rejoice because he just gave them a big, fat bullseye. And don't tell me that other countries are better in that regard.

Secondly, there's the international level to be considered as well. Israel, for example, would be thrilled while we would probably get applause from countries like North Korea. Yeah, that will work well.

The cure to the common cold is staying in bed, keeping hydrated and waiting it out.

Does this mean that the common cold does not exist as a real condition?

Yeah, because a "right" of one person without the "duty" of another person to uphold this right, that is soooooo useful.

Sophistry, that's what your argument amounts to, without any bearing on the actual real world.

I'm not quite sure why you're lambasting him for suggestion unions by listing the times where unions were indeed a hindrance... because he made this very point himself:

Or did you only read what you wanted to read? In fact, I think you stopped thinking the moment you read the word "unions".

But you can also use the serial number and that one is stenciled on the case.

The required update isn't "odd" because it facilitates two things:

First, it checks whether you're a owner of a affected device or not.

Second, if this is indeed the case it then facilitates getting the RMA number in conjunction with the website.

Basically, you go into "System" on your device, check the battery, it tells you that you're affected. You then open the website, enter the serial number of the device. You get an RMA number, and enter that into the device. You then get another number (some kind of receipt, probably) and enter that into the website, along with your contact information.

Sounds more complicated than it is and you're done in about 4 minutes, depending on how fast you type.

The article talks, among other things, about biofuel cells which target glucose - so, actually, yes, using those devices would lead to weight reduction. Because that's one of the more important ways to distribute energy throughout the body: delivering glucose where it's needed which the cells then convert again in the citrate cycle to more readily usable stuff.

Thus, using machines based on this kind of fuel would lead to weight reduction the same way it would when you exercise.

So, you want to the government to establish a taxi service when there already are several existing. Good to know.

Oh, sure. Because when we create yet another government agency, that will be sooo much cheaper.

I could agree on giving them tax breaks or something if they buy disabled-fit cars due to regulations.

But if the infrastructure already exists and only needs to be added upon, why create yet another totally unneeded agency? Don't forget, the government wouldn't just have to buy such cars. They'd also need drivers, they'd need callcenter agents, dispatchers, managers, IT,...

Right. And then people like you begin to cry when the government raises taxes to pay for stuff like this.