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Old 05-04-2014, 04:27 PM   #79
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zulutango, does the design, colour or reflectivity of the car you're trying to measure affect how quickly the lidar gun gives you a speed reading? If so, what's the shortest and longest amount of time it takes to get a reading?

Red is the best colour, a bigger target is obviously physically easier to hit (easier to get a bead quickly on an elephant, takes a bit longer to draw down on a deer...the bullet hits them both at the same time) and the 60 distance readings are taken in 1/3 of a second....a constant.

As far as being a smartass goes....my wife tells me mine is disappearing the older I get. She calls it "old guy ass"
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