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Old 03-14-2007, 08:32 PM   #1
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A news channel in Portland tested the claims and found that they were useless. A plastic license plate cover would probably be more effective - or just don't speed.
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Old 03-14-2007, 08:46 PM   #2
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I believe there was an episode of Mythbusters that dealt with laser jammers and speed cameras (not sure if they tried them against lasar radars). Against speed cameras they completely failed.
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Saw that episode as well, along with the blocking spray they also tested a few other items such as hair spray, saran wrap, and some see through distorting license plate cover, all failed. Even if it were to work, I'd hate to see the trouble you could get in to for attempting to block your plate.

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I believe there was an episode of Mythbusters that dealt with laser jammers and speed cameras (not sure if they tried them against lasar radars). Against speed cameras they completely failed.
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Even if it worked, I imagine it is highly illegal.
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Old 03-14-2007, 11:15 PM   #5
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there was a test the other day, you have to go past 170mph to not get cought on camera.
so either go 170 or 45, dont wanna get a ticket for going 160 LOL <--- that would suck
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LOL too bad the Boxster tops out at 167mph...
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so, here's a quick lesson in the physics of optics: camera lenses are polarized - a feature utilized to eliminate glare. Well, here's a neat lil trick - if you take two polarized lenses and rotate them against each other - in other words, keep one fixed and rotate the other 0-90 degrees and look through the two lenses as you rotate them, you'll notice that less and less light is transmitted to the point that you reach 90 degrees and everything will be blocked out. Thus putting a polarized cover over your licence plate that has polarization running perpendicular to the camera lens will render a picture that is completely black. However, to the naked, non polarized eye, your plate is completely visible. So, a technique like this could keep you safe from traffic camera's. But radar guns aren't aimed at your license plate, they are aimed at your car and that is a different physics phenom involving velocity and light. to outsmart that you'd need the same paint that wonderwoman used on her lil jet...
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