Most of these RFID's are strong, the components can be tiny, and highly shielded/strengthened. The exterior portion is basically an antenna to pick up ambient waves to activate the chip within where the data is stored. They've even developed spy gear that is powered exclusively by the "EMF" in the air around the device, we're virtually living in electrified air from man made microwaves these days. They make it like the tech hasn't been used, or tested, but it has and has been in use for quite some time.

http://www.cellphones.ca/news/post007400/
Nokia to use Ambient Electromagnetic Waves for Wireless Charging

If you carefully examine the NSA/CIA Investment wings, you'll find what they are up to. A whole lot of biotech, germ stuff, implant stuff, you name it. Of course, all of this is to "Protect" you, right? http://www.iqt.org/

There is an Ion Gun you can shoot at this stuff to "Zap" the components. You can build it (I have the plans), or you can buy one from someone or have someone else make it. Basically it fries this stuff pretty effectively. :-P




Dorothy Fitzpatrick wrote:
I tell you what - it would be a very strong device that would survive the way *our* 
bins are handled I can tell you! <lol>  dee

On 27 Apr 2010, at 15:17, Ode Coyote wrote:

 I think it was an "experiment" and not a very big one...just one community for 
a few weeks.
I did see it on the news a while back and a few spoofs that exaggerated it for 
[dark] humor.

..easier to put the scales on the truck that picks up the bins.

Ode