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		jarek on March 29, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Quadrocopters juggle balls cooperatively Now you have me thinking whether a severed finger would continue to work on a capacitive screen. A fine way to start the morning!

kirubakaran on March 29, 2011 | [–]

Sausage works. Why won't a finger? It is about conductivity, isn't it? May be the bots will pickle our fingers for best results.

guilbep on March 29, 2011 | [–]

I don't think dead tissues are emitting any magnetic flux. I'm not sure though, but it seems obvious. #trivial

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