On RFID’s

There’s a lot of talk about them. Check my sidebar and I’m sure you’ll find a more in-depth discussion of the current event. I really don’t care for the moment as I have zero interest in any product produced by said company. This story has further told me to simply stay away.

That being said, if you’re concerned about RFID chips, I suspect 10-seconds in the microwave will fry most chips, but leave most items (especially non-metallic, or items made of large solid pieces of metal. I haven’t extensively researched this but I hear its thin metal like foil, or pointed metal like forks that cause the most microwave drama) also baring a metallic reaction, simply putting a glass of water in the corner of the microwave to soak up the excess energy should keep your microwave from cooking itself.

Just sayin’

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0 Responses to On RFID’s

  1. Ruth says:

    Its less the rfids themselves that are the issue and more the related press release. The chips themselves are pretty easy to disable.

  2. 45er says:

    What Ruth said. The distributor really blew this deal to haggis stuffing with their release. A simple explanation that RFIDs are for inventory and a step by step on how to remove them would have made almost everyone happy.

    • Weerd Beard says:

      Yeah, I don’t care about RFIDs, especially just goofy RFID inventory stuff.

      Yeah don’t go and call the customer a retard for asking questions, and reacting to a poorly-translated itallian press release.

      Especially when your products are hi-points and the Chiappa and their messed up revolvers, and their rimfire 1911s with the metric-ton triggers.

  3. Wally says:

    I guess I missed it when this news broke. I’ve spent a bit of time with RFID- those knuckleheads clearly have no idea what they are talking about.

  4. Linoge says:

    I would point out that putting a metal-framed firearm in your microwave might be somewhat… life-shortening… for the microwave :).

    • Linoge says:

      Though you did touch on that… pretty much any metal will cause that whole arcing-and-sparking, which tends to be worse for the magnetometer than the item.

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