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Old 01-27-2012, 03:19 PM   #1
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The Washington DC subway system has these reusable fare cards that are really fragile. They crack when you keep them in your wallet and they stop working. I hollowed out this cassette and put the fare card inside to protect it. The wireless signal from the card easily broadcasts through the cassette case.
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Old 01-28-2012, 03:19 AM   #2
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The Washington DC subway system has these reusable fare cards that are really fragile. They crack when you keep them in your wallet and they stop working. I hollowed out this cassette and put the fare card inside to protect it. The wireless signal from the card easily broadcasts through the cassette case.
Aye, I had noticed it isn't a working tape. - I bet you get the occasional double take, when people think "What!? You can get through the turnstile with a cassette??"
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Old 01-29-2012, 12:27 AM   #3
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The Washington DC subway system has these reusable fare cards that are really fragile. They crack when you keep them in your wallet and they stop working. I hollowed out this cassette and put the fare card inside to protect it. The wireless signal from the card easily broadcasts through the cassette case.
"He pictures his fare card with no crease or no seam..."
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