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surrealAmerican

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1. That sounds needlessly complicated and ineffective.

Reply to Sherman A1 (Original post)

Thu Jan 17, 2013, 08:41 AM

Jan 2013

This is a supermarket, right? Couldn't they just track the carts and baskets? That way two or three people shopping together would count as one customer in line.

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Foodland Tests Infrared People Counter [View all] Sherman A1 Jan 2013 OP

That sounds needlessly complicated and ineffective. surrealAmerican Jan 2013 #1

so needlessly complicated (& expensive?) that you wonder if there isn't another reason. i thought HiPointDem Jan 2013 #2

Early warning zombie detection? CBGLuthier Jan 2013 #3

i can't think of another reason, which doesn't mean there isn't one. i don;t think of lots of HiPointDem Jan 2013 #5

It does raise questions Sherman A1 Jan 2013 #9

Zombies don't show up on infrared. Buns_of_Fire Jan 2013 #6

That's how it works CBGLuthier Jan 2013 #8

It's also used to test how many automated registers to install DainBramaged Jan 2013 #4

I wonder if other food store chains are doing this? nt. OldDem2012 Jan 2013 #7