{"id":7872,"date":"2011-02-04T03:00:09","date_gmt":"2011-02-04T08:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.scienceforums.net\/swansont\/?p=7872"},"modified":"2011-02-04T03:00:09","modified_gmt":"2011-02-04T08:00:09","slug":"tiger-tiger-burning-bright","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.scienceforums.net\/swansont\/archives\/7872","title":{"rendered":"Tiger, Tiger, Burning Bright"},"content":{"rendered":"

We were working on a laser system recently (and by we<\/em> I mean someone in the group other than me, because if it were me, I would say I’ve<\/em> been working on the laser, all the live long day. But I digress\u2026) The laser system is fiber-coupled, which means it is now umbilically tethered to other equipment, and can’t venture far from its mommy. Which puts it right behind a door, and that puts in danger of being whacked (Honeymooners<\/em> style rather than Goodfellas<\/em> style), so we wanted to eliminate traffic through the door. It’s been my experience that simple signs* (like “Keep Out”) are ignored, so I posted a warning on some yellow label tape, and snark ensued.<\/p>\n

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\n(click to unleash the full tiger)<\/p>\n

(N6 is our IT department, and NMCI is a locally-much-reviled navy\/marine computer infrastructure + network that almost everybody tries to avoid using. We hates it.)<\/p>\n

*We all have experience with “Wet Paint” or “Danger \u2014 Hot” signs, and people touching, just to make sure<\/em>, or some reverse-psychological compulsion. As a result I’m tempted to put “Do Not Lick” signs on some equipment, because of the inner Homer Simpson some people have will shout, “Oh Yeah? I’ll show you<\/em>!” and tongue marks will appear. Best to put them on the high-voltage devices.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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