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(@dave-karoly)
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Also see photo 5:
http://mediagallery.usatoday.com/Costa+Concordia

 
Posted : January 20, 2012 7:46 pm
(@holy-cow)
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Submarine Locator?

Or, maybe it's what screwed up the Captain's GPS system telling him he was actually a half mile further out into the deep water.

 
Posted : January 20, 2012 7:53 pm
(@rich-leu)
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ILRIS Laser Scanner?

 
Posted : January 20, 2012 10:58 pm
(@snoop)
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what ever it is that tripod doesn't look sturdy enough to support it.

i would guess a scanner.

 
Posted : January 21, 2012 5:23 am
(@rochs01)
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Looks like a telefunkin U47

 
Posted : January 21, 2012 6:36 am
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Hi Dave,

Looks like this one:

http://www.optech.ca/pdf/ILRIS_LR_SpecSheet_110304_Web.pdf

With the addition of the yin-yang company logo on the RH side.

Wonder if they've detected any deformation of the ship, or settlement as she crushes onto the rock surface under her own weight?

 
Posted : January 21, 2012 6:36 am
(@d-j-fenton)
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> Looks like a telefunkin U47

I got that one!

 
Posted : January 21, 2012 6:40 am
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Omega 13!

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Posted : January 21, 2012 7:38 am
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Transmogrifier?

 
Posted : January 21, 2012 8:59 am
(@dave-karoly)
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They claim a 3000 meter range.

That makes sense given the photo.

My limited scanning experience is with a Scanstation 2 which has a practical range of about 300 feet. It can go further but for various reasons I find about 300 feet is pretty reliable.

 
Posted : January 21, 2012 9:00 am
(@daleyawn)
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It's a Turbo Encabulator.

Dale Yawn
Savannah, Ga.

 
Posted : January 21, 2012 9:52 am
(@rich-leu)
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Kudos for not saying ying-yang.

 
Posted : January 21, 2012 10:27 am
(@dougie)
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> Looks like a telefunkin U47

With leather?

 
Posted : January 21, 2012 10:47 am
(@perry-williams)
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looks like they could have set up a lot closer...

 
Posted : January 21, 2012 10:58 am
(@foggyidea)
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See also pics 1,2 and 15.

 
Posted : January 21, 2012 11:46 am
(@boundary-lines)
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> what ever it is that tripod doesn't look sturdy enough to support it.

Good call Snoop, I totally agree.

 
Posted : January 21, 2012 12:56 pm
(@rj-schneider)
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Toaster Oven ???

 
Posted : January 21, 2012 1:36 pm
(@bill93)
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Illudium Q-36 Explosive Space Modulator

 
Posted : January 21, 2012 9:27 pm
(@artie-kay)
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Orgasmatron? Much smaller than the early ones 😉

 
Posted : January 22, 2012 5:59 am
(@holy-cow)
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Thanks to the pressure of the waves hitting the grounded ship, there should be a fair amount of movement at all times. I'm thinking this should create some atypical headaches when evaluating the scanner results.

 
Posted : January 22, 2012 11:30 am