The real trick was to wedge a tiny wad of paper under the front of the ribbon, raising it slightly. Then you ran it till it faded out, and you could open the cartridge and turn the ribbon over to double its life because the faint part was all along one edge. :-)
After that, of course, you'd squirt some endorsingt ink into it and spin the ribbon through until it was fullt reinked, and repeat using until the ribbon actually wore through. ;-D
Just because it is an urban legend doesn't preclude that instance from also being true! I had a nasty exchange with Aberdeen City Council who sent me letters threatening to take action to evict me from my house for non-payment of a £0.00 rent bill that I had previously been told by their arrears department to ignore. I queued for the best part of an hour to give them a £0.00 cheque, but they refused to accept it as, apparently, their computer system won't allow them to enter that amount. It eventually got sorted out, but only with a *lot* of grief.
I'd still leave room for the possibility that there aren't any mobile phone masts near the Great Wall, forcing the phones to emit the maximum amount of microwaves to maintain a connection; in a highly ionised atmosphere this *could* form a "trigger point" for a lightning strike. It's just a possibility...
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After that, of course, you'd squirt some endorsingt ink into it and spin the ribbon through until it was fullt reinked, and repeat using until the ribbon actually wore through. ;-D
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