Or rather "what constitutes a metal detector"? I could have such double-resonating circuitry in my shoe connected to earplug via bluetooth.

"Officer, this equipment is for detecting needles in the Geneva playground".

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throw101010 7 hours ago | parent [-]

Ever heard of the principle of "good faith" in the context of the Swiss law (Article 2 of the Civil Code)?

Sometimes I think it was a prescient concept of our law makers and judiciary, many decades ago they knew they would have to deal with this kind of reddit-tier smartassery... if you have a device to detect metal, and you use it to detect metal, it is a metal detector, no judge will give you a pass because you thought you were very clever.

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timonoko 5 hours ago | parent | next [-]

You can surgically insert tiny piece of magnet in your big toe. It is crazy good metal detector.

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nl 4 hours ago | parent [-]

As someone who worked on metal detectors I assure you this isn't true.

Actual metal detectors can detect gold a meter down through mineralized soil with metal scrap in between.

	▲	timonoko 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Wasnt there somebody who did it with his finger? Results were so amazing that almost wanted to do the same. Except then you have to be very careful around powerful magnets.

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raverbashing 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

> Ever heard of the principle of "good faith" in the context of the Swiss law (Article 2 of the Civil Code)?

This is HN, most discussions around laws fail to consider the legal context and practices, especially as it relates to (in general) Europe

Instead, people here think you can "Bazinga" the law to a judge and that GDPR enforcement will drone them if their website don't have a popup.