www.glossover.co.uk

What is this about?

There is an irrational fear of objects in the United Kingdom, AirSoft toys guns & knives are being blamed for the high levels of crime, this WebCam has been created to show that the objects themselves are not the issue and that the objects do not need a law banning them, what is needed it to tackle the culture of crime that is all around us.

This site will be up 24 hrs a day 7 days a week updating an image taken from a live WebCam every 10 seconds to show that the items are OK and of themselves do not cause any crime.

A new WebCam image is being uploaded.

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Webcam powered by Booru

How many people have looked at this image?

This image has been viewed 7063 times, since the start date 1st June 2006.

What am I looking at?

You are looking at the AirSoft version of a pistol called the AMT Hardballer, you can also see an old Swiss army penknife that I have had for many years, and this knife has travelled with me all over the country and the world and has never been aggressive.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where did you get the idea from?
As with all good ideas on the Internet it was stolen and changed. If you want to view the original please visit Assault Weapon Watch.

Is the webcam ever off line?
The idea behind this webcam it that the images are never more that 10 seconds old. The only exception to the rule is if something like a power cut hits the computer with the WebCam or if we have some scheduled downtime. Currently all computer operating system security & software updates are applied at 3.00am GMT so there may be some lag in the images if the computer needs a reboot.

Can I link to the site?
Please do.

Can I email you?
Yes, but no spam please IrrationalFear@glossover.co.uk.

News

4 November 2006 – A little downtime today between 13:15 & 15:15 while I was re housing the computer that is used for Irrational Fear. I can confirm that during this time the Hardballer & the pen knife where safe and secure and not used in any criminal act.

6 June 2006 – The ISP hosting this site had a little downtime today and as a result the Irrational Fear site was down for a couple of hours. During this time neither the air soft pistol or the Swiss army penknife where used or moved.

3 June 2006 - I have just got an email from my ISP telling me that they will be upgrading my broadband connection on the 6 June 2006 so there may be some interruption while they do the work.

1 June 2006 - After messing around with the lighting and getting the background colour right so the light does not remove all of the detail from the images we are now live, the counter has been reset to 0 so lets see how many people want to take a look.

31 May 2006 - A new webcam has been installed to give a better picture, also a different webcam software has been installed. Due to the new webcam and software the interval for uploading images has been reduced to every 10 seconds from every 20 seconds.

30 May 2006 - The site begins Beta testing of the WebCam software.