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Old 11-03-2006, 10:00 AM   #1
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From The Weekend Herald (Newc edit), Sat, 11 March 06.

A radar gun that enables kids to act like speed cops for less than $40 is Australia's new toy of the year.

The hand-held plastic gun, which will be released in Australia in June, allows children to clock the speed of their toy cars or see how fast they can run.

The Hot Wheels Radar Gun beat hundreds of other toys and gadgets to take out the top prize at the annual Australian, Toy, Hobby, and Nursery Fair in Sydney yesterday.

"It is a real working radar gun so kids can measure the speed of their toy cars as the're racing around the track" Mattel spokesman Kent Cuthbert said.

"They can also measure anyhting around them like a bicycle or a car driving by". Mr Cutherbert acknowledged that some parents might be concerned about their children playing with a toy gun, but said the Hot Wheels Radar Gun was for measuring distance and speed. "It is just for measuring speed", he said.

"It really lets kids interact with their toys and the environment around them.

Story shows a pic.

So, I wonder then if this rivetting item has Australian Communications Authority license:-)

Probably light/laser based, dunno.

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Old 11-03-2006, 10:02 AM   #2
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Interest gadget!

I must get one of these so I can measure how fast I get the fork from plate to my mouth!
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Old 11-03-2006, 10:09 AM   #3
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Interest gadget!

I must get one of these so I can measure how fast I get the fork from plate to my mouth!

I'm not sure if it can register speeds of that magnitude....
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Old 11-03-2006, 10:10 AM   #4
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Interest gadget!

I must get one of these so I can measure how fast I get the fork from plate to my mouth!
Well, I'd not put it past some "progress association" or "residential action group" types from using the 'toy' as a basis for speed-control action when nagging Councils.

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Old 11-03-2006, 10:11 AM   #5
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Gary, I didn't realize you were civilized enough to use a fork.
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Old 11-03-2006, 10:14 AM   #6
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Gary, I didn't realize you were civilized enough to use a fork.
When he said "fork" he meant straw, and when he said "plate" he meant schooner glass.
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Old 11-03-2006, 10:18 AM   #7
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Can it measure how quickly I can dodge responsibility around the house?

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Old 11-03-2006, 10:30 AM   #8
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Can it also measure the speed at which people avoid me? J/k
Seems like a good toy for the little ones, hope it doesn't resemble one to much. Might freak a few drivers out
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Old 11-03-2006, 12:54 PM   #9
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Luke-- its grey bodied with a black forward facing front rim, looks like a LIDAR.
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Old 11-03-2006, 01:11 PM   #10
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Why is one of the scenes in Super Troopers coming to mind?
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Old 11-03-2006, 01:41 PM   #11
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Bwahahahahahaah!
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Will it measure how fast you can jump to conclusions , or fly off the handle ?
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Will it measure how fast you can jump to conclusions , or fly off the handle ?
You stole my line LOL

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Old 11-03-2006, 03:11 PM   #14
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i always wanted to see if my seamen did 160 kph out of my cannon.
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No,no,no....it will measure how long you take to bash the crap out of your engine after you spanner has sheared off the bolt!
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Old 11-03-2006, 03:58 PM   #16
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Or the speed at which the spanner connects with the garage wall after you skin your knuckles after it shears it off.
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I must get one of these so I can measure how fast I get the fork from plate to my mouth!
It may need to be re-calibrated for those types of speeds big fella. :
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Old 11-03-2006, 04:09 PM   #18
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I must get one of these so I can measure how fast I get the fork from plate to my mouth!
Im wondering how fast a peanut butter smeared fox terrier can be shot out of a cardboard tube using nothing except methane and a zippo lighter.
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Here's a link to their site for anyone interested

http://hotwheels.com/coolstuff/radargun.aspx
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Im wondering how fast a peanut butter smeared fox terrier can be shot out of a cardboard tube using nothing except methane and a zippo lighter.
Ladies and Gentlemen......the newest member of the show Myth-Busters!^
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theres no myths happening here, just cold hard peanut butter smeared reality
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Most peaunut butter and dog stories i heard of involve a German shepard ?
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If your talking peanut butter, then your talking toast with marmalaide and jam..........then its not a German Sheppard....but in fact a Brittish Bulldog
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Peanut butter doggie biscuits anyone?
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You are from Adelaide, aren't you.......
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Hey if you buy $30 of hot wheels "stuff" you get the radar gun free. So its cheaper than buying it outright plus you get hot wheel goodness.
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Old 11-03-2006, 05:27 PM   #27
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i always wanted to see if my seamen did 160 kph out of my cannon.
So you have a ship with a cannon that you shoot the seamen out of?
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Old 11-03-2006, 06:32 PM   #28
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It's a kids toy.....
It wil have an accuracy of pus or minus 20% and a range of 10 feet.....
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Old 11-03-2006, 11:26 PM   #29
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all i have to say is

"do you know how fast you were going " "65"...

i wonder if it comes with a free copy of super troopers
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"In other news Victorian Police have announced the deployment of 200 additional handheld radar units."

Probably more accurate than some of their fixed speed cameras
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