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mglemans86

Subject: Top this for a speeding ticket

Two British traffic patrol officers from North Berwick were involved in an unusual incident while checking for speeding motorists on the A1 Great North Road. One of the officers used a hand-held radar device to check the speed of a vehicle approaching over the crest of a hill, and was surprised when the speed was recorded at over 300 mph. Their radar suddenly stopped working and the officers were not able to reset it.



Just then a deafening roar over the treetops revealed that the radar had in fact latched on to a RAF Tornado fighter jet which was engaged in a low-flying exercise over the Border district, approaching from the North Sea.



Back at police headquarters the chief constable fired off a stiff complaint to the RAF Liaison office.



Back came the reply in true laconic RAF style:



"Thank you for your message, which allows us to complete the file on this incident. You may be interested to know that the tactical computer in the Tornado had detected the presence of, and subsequently locked onto, your hostile radar equipment and automatically sent a jamming signal back to it. Furthermore, an air-to-ground missile aboard the fully-armed aircraft had also automatically locked onto your equipment. Fortunately the pilot flying the Tornado recognized the situation for what it was, quickly responded to the missile systems alert status, and was able to override the automated defence system before the missile was launched and your hostile radar installation was destroyed.



Good Day..."

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LoVel

That's what I need on my bike. Along with the missile defense system.

daveforty

long standing urban myth, see http://www.snopes.com/horrors/techno/radar.asp

trypcil

Stop! Stop, in the Name of the Law..... er... oh, alright then..... well Fred, I guess that'll be it then!

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LoVel

Why, when we are taught to not believe what we read on the internet, do we believe a website that tells us what is not true on the internet. Maybe they are lying like everybody else.

I like the story therefore I choose to believe it. So there.

trypcil

There is no Truth, only the power of your conviction! Wooooooooo!

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Seeking minimum evil is better than seeking maximum good, because it eliminates the problem of hedonism.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedonism

cafecruzin

....or if there is no evidence to back it up it's called faith

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ROD
As is a tale, so is life: not how long it is, but how good it is, is what matters.
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Quot culi, tot sententiae

HiDesert

I've never tried to teach anyone not to believe what they read on the internet. I encourage the few, silly, entertainment-starved non-related souls who listen to me to do what they should always do; listen, think critically, weigh the evidence, and make up their mind.

In this case, I also like the story and therefore choose to believe it.

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Bonafide

I stopped using a 'hand held radar device' in the late 80s ... before 'the internet' became a household term.

MVP44

Good entertainment - Therefore I chose to believe it because it is just plain fun to think about this actually happening - who cares if it did or didn't - Good story. That is why we read fiction anyway to be entertained - and if it does wind up being true all the better. I myself enjoy thinking of the two officers reactions while reading said letter - priceless