Does an oystercard have a chip in it?
Can't see it on mine. Is it worth tearing it apart to find out??? Is there a god??? How can we as a civilised society put an end to war, petsilence and famine??? Is it safe to eat raw eggs???

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( SpankyHanky, Tue 22 Sep 2009, 11:38, 2 replies)

The original idea came from a website somewhere...
he used acetone to melt the card. I'd have used a sonic screwdriver (as the new device, not to extract the chip)

Link here
www.skeptobot.com/2008/05/time-lapse-vid-of-dissolving-oyster.html

But seems like the new cards are made of different stuff, or the antenna specifically, making the process much more difficult.
(Wallilay has been bored of this shit since, Tue 22 Sep 2009, 11:45, closed)

ooh!
...now, bolting a chip into a replica sonic-screwdriver could be even better!

...or how about a 12" dildo?

Can we think of anything else this could be done with?
(EffinDoubt is breaking glass on, Tue 22 Sep 2009, 11:50, closed)

Yes if you have £3 to spare
I would say so
We can't and won't
Should be fine although the taste may leave a little bit to be desired

That is all
(xerophytic has no idea, Tue 22 Sep 2009, 11:49, closed)

Newsletter
This was printed in the newslatter last year:
www.b3ta.com/newsletter/issue327/

It links to the same page as the above Wallilay post.
(langers, Tue 22 Sep 2009, 12:00, closed)