Because Zebras have black and white stripes, could you scan one with a barcode scanner and get a reading?
Because Zebras have black and white stripes, could you scan one with a barcode scanner and get a reading?
Best answer:
No. Even though the printers are called “zebra” printers.
They require specific ordering, thinknness and spacing. It is astoundingly unlikely that a zebra would have a meaningful dispersion of lines. I suppose it is REMOTELY possible, but EXTREMELY unlikely.
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8 Comments for Because Zebras have black and white stripes, could you scan one with a barcode scanner and get a reading?
1. SKYDOGSLIM | June 10th, 2007 at 8:51 pm
do it all the time. the average zebra scans for $12.00.
2. Yoi_55 | June 10th, 2007 at 9:35 pm
Nope, barcodes are much closer together than zebra’s stripes.
3. Kokopelli | June 10th, 2007 at 10:10 pm
You never can tell. You might get the scan code 666. Just kidding.
4. Debby B | June 10th, 2007 at 10:51 pm
No – because there are numbers too- and they have a rhyme and reason to them-D
5. Pretending To Work | June 10th, 2007 at 11:37 pm
Of course, how do you think they do Zebra inventory?
6. comtnman2003 | June 10th, 2007 at 11:47 pm
Yes, it would say “Equus quagga $2,995″
7. Blue Rain | June 10th, 2007 at 11:54 pm
No, you cant. Bar code have standard patern and with straight line with diference width. The strip on zebra is random shape thus scanner can not decode to any number or charactor.
8. Clinetyme | June 11th, 2007 at 12:49 am
i cant believe that im gonna answer this,………but…..the answer is no and heres why….bar codes have a number sequence to each 1…….that number is stored in a data base that condonz these codes……..for example if u take a toy from walmart and try to scan it at k-mart it will come up error……thats because k-mart isnt in the same data base as walmart…….now….i guess if the zoo had its on bar code system ……..then that zebra would be inventory……..j/k………..it isnt possible…….none the less it was a very interesting and off the wall question……..good one!…….enjoy.
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