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+ - 14 year old hacks Polish tram system-> 0

Submitted by parcanman on Thursday January 24, 2008 @08:01PM

parcanman writes "A 14 year old boy in Poland used a modified TV remote to operate IR-controlled switch tracks and signals on a tram system and caused 4 tram cars to derail injuring 12 people. The boy used the device to operate switch tracks while the trams were crossing them, causing the cars to derail."
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+ - Tesla's plan in action

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on Thursday December 28, 2006 @07:33PM

parcanman writes "In North Attleboro Massachusetts, this house was built about 25 feet from 345,000-volt power lines. The house isn't connected to power service, but touching any metal object will still give you a shock. The guy even hooked a multimeter up to his metal sink and got 58 volts."

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