Don't Back Down

So it seems that speed cameras in Charlotte have nabbed 30,000 violators. Not a shabby number, but apparently a huge number - 20,000 - extra citations could have been issued. Why were they missed? Because either the speeders were only speeding slightly or the license plates were blurred.

First, this is an estimate, so the actual number may be 200. It could also be 50,000. Second, there is no breakdown - so perhaps 99% of those were one case, and 1% the other. Maybe a 50-50 split. It doesn't really matter all that much.

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Those wily Japanese (I think it's the Japanese, because of the domain name) are at it again. They have invented an automatic door that doesn't open all the way, but apparently senses the size of the object passing through and then only opens as much as needed, by way of sliding "slats" to outline the object and let it through with a minimum of fuss. Now you don't have to be a cartoon character to create a body-shaped hole on your way out of the building. Cool.