[Kent Pribbernow]

http://www.engadget.com/entry/3868866098708521/

"SanDisk is definitely milking this one for all it’s worth: a newspaper photographer in Missouri accidentally positioned one of his digital camera a little too close in attempt to photograph a bridge that was being demolished. The explosion destroyed the camera, but his CompactFlash memory card (SanDisk brand, of course) managed to survive the blast with all of its photos completely intact, including the shot above, which was taken milliseconds before impact. Plus, make sure you click for some sweet action that a second camera managed to capture of the camera being blown up."



Perhaps SanDisk should change its product marketing to include a new slogan..."The Memory Card that won't die!" I'm going to buy 100,000 of these CF cards and cover my entire car with them.

On a serious note, this story...while comical...is being blown out of proportion (excuse the pun). It's no accident the CF card survived the blast, it's simply a matter of physics. The camera absorbed the blast which shielded the CF card for harm.

[Kent Pribbernow]

http://www.engadget.com/entry/3868866098708521/

"SanDisk is definitely milking this one for all it’s worth: a newspaper photographer in Missouri accidentally positioned one of his digital camera a little too close in attempt to photograph a bridge that was being demolished. The explosion destroyed the camera, but his CompactFlash memory card (SanDisk brand, of course) managed to survive the blast with all of its photos completely intact, including the shot above, which was taken milliseconds before impact. Plus, make sure you click for some sweet action that a second camera managed to capture of the camera being blown up."



Perhaps SanDisk should change its product marketing to include a new slogan..."The Memory Card that won't die!" I'm going to buy 100,000 of these CF cards and cover my entire car with them.

On a serious note, this story...while comical...is being blown out of proportion (excuse the pun). It's no accident the CF card survived the blast, it's simply a matter of physics. The camera absorbed the blast which shielded the CF card for harm.

[dean_shan]

Here are the comments from PPCTs

I'm still wondering, what happened to the cameraman?

[Gary Sheynkman]

I guess he took a licking too :lol: :lol: :lol: :wink:

[Kent Pribbernow]

Originally Posted by Gary Sheynkman

I guess he took a licking too :lol: :lol: :lol: :wink:

But is he still ticking? :lol: :lol: :lol:

[Chris Gohlke]

Originally Posted by dean_shan

Here are the comments from PPCTs

Jason, is there a way to combine threads for stories that run on more than one of your sites?

[Janak Parekh]

Originally Posted by Goldkey

Jason, is there a way to combine threads for stories that run on more than one of your sites?

Not at this time. Unfortunately, I'm not sure if it'll ever be because of the tricky mechanics in supporting cross-posting with different memberships. It would be nice, wouldn't it?

--janak

[Suhit Gupta]

Originally Posted by Janak Parekh

Not at this time. Unfortunately, I'm not sure if it'll ever be because of the tricky mechanics in supporting cross-posting with different memberships. It would be nice, wouldn't it?

Yes it would. Perhaps it is time to try and convince Fabrizio to hack something together. :-P

Suhit