look at the pictures below, read the article, YOU DECIDE how dumb these guys are...
hopefully they won't accidentally get a .308 SMK BTHP to the head while "sniping" from a rooftop.
full article:
www.tomsnetworking.com/Sections-article106-page1.phpmirror in case it's slashdotted to death:
www.mirrordot.org/stories/5ba388d20f540cf04d66256b9c4bfa53/index.htmlwww.makezine.com/blog/archive/2005/03/building_a_blue.html"In fact, in this two-part article, we will show you how to build your very own Bluetooth sniper rifle. A complete parts list is provided and we will document each step of the manufacturing process. We'll also report on our test "shoot" of some famous high-rise buildings in downtown L.A., namely the US Bank / Library Tower and the AON Tower.
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The recent rains had washed away most of the smog from the usually murky Los Angeles skies, so we could easily see the giant high-rise buildings in the financial district. For the purposes of the shoot, we hooked up the BlueSniper gun to a laptop computer, instead of using the Gumstix computer. This allowed us to see in real-time the Bluetooth devices that were detected.
John pointed the BlueSniper at the AON building, which was 0.6 miles (just about 1 km) from our position (this distance was verified by GPS after the shoot). "
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slashdot article text:
Jim Buzbee writes "I don't think I'd do it, but these guys built a BlueTooth Sniper rifle, went to the roof of a downtown Los Angles skyscraper and pointed it at nearby buildings. See what they found, and if you're so inclined, they'll show how to build your own and maybe, just maybe, you too can snag Paris Hilton's address book."
ETA: fixed mirror link