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12/03/2010 12:37:51 PM · #1
Anybody know? Am I going to get extra radiation all day in my office now? It's on the roof of the building next door. Photo is out my window on the 17th floor.


12/03/2010 12:39:35 PM · #2
Duhhhh - how do you think they got the footage of the Toilet Vandal??
12/03/2010 12:41:23 PM · #3
By the looks of those two I'd a say a marijuana magnet.
12/03/2010 12:41:46 PM · #4
Looks like a Radioactive Hyperbolic Toilet Plugger.
I'd wear aluminum foil if I was you.
12/03/2010 12:44:21 PM · #5
My best guess is that it is an antenna for transmitting data across a wide area network. I did an image search and saw some that looked very similar though not identical.
12/03/2010 12:48:06 PM · #6
Originally posted by Yo_Spiff:

My best guess is that it is an antenna for transmitting data across a wide area network. I did an image search and saw some that looked very similar though not identical.

I like the idea of a marijuana magnet best, but I'm making a foil hat just in case. I wonder why someone would want to set up a wireless WAN in downtown Toronto, their must be fibre everywhere.
12/03/2010 12:56:28 PM · #7
Originally posted by Strikeslip:

I wonder why someone would want to set up a wireless WAN in downtown Toronto, their must be fibre everywhere.

They may have two office buildings within line of sight, and this is an easy and effective way of doing it.
12/03/2010 01:01:26 PM · #8
They look like TSA employee's to me, I'd double the foil!
12/03/2010 01:06:12 PM · #9
go steal it, see if any government agencies show up to claim it...
12/03/2010 01:11:55 PM · #10
Originally posted by mike_311:

go steal it, see if any government agencies show up to claim it...

and we want to see lots of pictures!!!
12/03/2010 01:25:46 PM · #11
HOly crap! Check out this less cropped version of my photo! That third guy!!!!


12/03/2010 01:29:15 PM · #12
It's an ear bud for King Kong's I-Pod
12/03/2010 01:44:11 PM · #13
Originally posted by Strikeslip:

HOly crap! Check out this less cropped version of my photo! That third guy!!!!



crap, get out of there! its the godzilla calling system!
12/03/2010 03:52:41 PM · #14
Originally posted by Yo_Spiff:

Originally posted by Strikeslip:

I wonder why someone would want to set up a wireless WAN in downtown Toronto, their must be fibre everywhere.

They may have two office buildings within line of sight, and this is an easy and effective way of doing it.


Yup - it's a microwave antenna. We use them for shooting large bandwidth between two line-of-sight locations.
And no... it won't cook anything (unless you stand right in front of it for extended periods) ;O)

Message edited by author 2010-12-03 15:53:22.
12/03/2010 03:56:56 PM · #15
It is actually a Tartan Ski hat magnetiser, note the man wearing said headgear and notice that when this device is activated the ear flags begin to rise. When they meet at the top, he will vanish in a tartan poof!

I bought a camo Ski hat last week, I can't find it!

Message edited by author 2010-12-03 17:00:50.
12/03/2010 03:58:30 PM · #16
Originally posted by roba:

it won't cook anything (unless you stand right in front of it for extended periods) ;O)

Slippy doesn't need any more great ideas, thank you.
12/03/2010 04:41:56 PM · #17
Originally posted by SteveJ:

It is actually a Tartan Ski hat magnetiser, note the man wearing said headgear and notice that when this device is activated the ear flags begin to rise. When they meet at the top, he will vanish in a tartan poof!


ahahaha
12/03/2010 06:55:22 PM · #18
Sheesh! Ken sure gets around...
12/03/2010 07:25:02 PM · #19
Steve anticipated me! Actually those deerstalkerbaseball hats are fab.
12/04/2010 06:12:58 AM · #20
Originally posted by mike_311:

crap, get out of there! its the godzilla calling system!

Sorry, I have a "No Witnesses" policy.
12/04/2010 08:14:44 AM · #21
Originally posted by Art Roflmao:

Originally posted by mike_311:

crap, get out of there! its the godzilla calling system!

Sorry, I have a "No Witnesses" policy.

At least now I'm desensitized in case something like this actually happens outside my window.
12/04/2010 09:44:43 AM · #22
Originally posted by bohemka:

By the looks of those two I'd a say a marijuana magnet.


I hope you're not a cop. :)
12/04/2010 09:46:20 AM · #23
Didn't read it all but I think that's for security. It's a movement detector.
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