[Gllug] bulk tape eraser sought - central London Area

John Winters john at sinodun.org.uk
Wed Nov 19 18:14:43 UTC 2008


tid wrote:
> 2008/11/19 John Hearns <hearnsj at googlemail.com>:
>> Come on, be creative now.
> 
> There used to be a rumor that carrying tapes on the old district line
> trains would erase them due to
> large electromagnets used for braking. He could try that.

I don't imagine that the above is true for a minute (you need a strong
field at very close range) but when I worked for GEC in the early
eighties we were forbidden to travel on underground trains whilst
carrying tapes.

John
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