Word: detectors
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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First there was the radar gun, and heavy-footed drivers were briefly slowed. Then came the radar detector -- a.k.a. Fuzzbuster -- and the battle of highway technology heated up. Police introduced K-band radar, which used higher- frequency signals to fool the Fuzzbusters, and "pulse" radar, which fired bursts too brief to be detected. But each new measure brought new countermeasures, including ever more sensitive detectors and systems that let speeders slow down without flashing telltale brake lights...
...same day, firefighters also had to respond to a false alarm at the Faculty Club, which is located next to the Union. Lt. Kenneth W. Clark reported that "smoke from fireplace activated the detector in the room...
...them 25 years ago to avoid being seen by co-workers. True, a clear screen keeps tourists from entering the assassin's lair, but the view of Dealey Plaza from accessible windows is about the same. One cannot, however, bring a rifle to check out the sights. A metal detector has been set up to spot gun toters...
...says, beaming. "Parents could rent 'em to sniff out their kids' rooms to see if they're hiding drugs. Big businesses could use them to sniff out the desks of employees they suspect are using drugs. That would avoid all those constitutional questions about urine testing and lie detector tests." Jeff's eyes open wide and unblinking behind his thick-lensed glasses. "Whaddaya think...
...their regular service people have been issued special pass codes that unlock the doors, as the computer records to the minute everybody's comings and goings. Even the Arvays' two-year-old niece Jennifer is served by the system. Whenever she toddles too close to the pool, a motion detector sets off an alarm that can be heard throughout the house...