Alan, On Wed, 1 Nov 2006 08:55:01 -0000, Alan B. Pearce wrote: >... > You should have seen what these bods were doing to a couple of Toshiba > laptops (one of them an unprotected toughbook) on the gadget Show last > Tuesday ... > > http://gadgetshow.five.tv/jsp/5gsmain.jsp?lnk=401§ion=Consumer&show=s5e7&featureid=233&description=Laptops:%20banged,%20chilled,%20dunked %20and%20blown%20up. > > The Toughbook still worked after the explosion ... Wasn't the Toughbook a Panasonic? I was amazed to see what the explosion did to the one in the padded bag - the shockwave produced a domed dent that looked as if they'd dropped a bowling ball on it from a very great height! They do have some fun on that programme - I wonder how you get a job there? I'm sure I could replace Jon or Jason... Cheers, Howard Winter St.Albans, England -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist