Useless bomb detector sold worldwide risks lives

[mattx]

Interesting.......

 

BBC News - Newsnight - Useless bomb detector sold worldwide risks lives

[fafster]

Interesting.......

 

BBC News - Newsnight - Useless bomb detector sold worldwide risks lives

 

Holy , if it didn't cost people their lives it would be enough to make you laugh.

 

"powered by static electricity"

 

The manufacturers seem to have found a way around the laws of physics. Impressive.

Edited January 22, 2010 by Dos_Box

[CHR1S]

I was unsure if I should laff or be shocked, the BBC never does Onion style satire so shocked it was.

 

and wth is a takeaway falafel stand and why did they bomb him?

[Dos_Box]

The Army Rumour Service (ARRSE) has been discussing this for a while now:

 

Army Rumour Service > > Forums > > Boards by Arm / Service (roughly) > > Sappers > > Duff British EOD Kit blamed for deaths in Thailand

[tech_guy]

The guy selling this rubbish needs a prison sentence.

[mattx]

The guy selling this rubbish needs a prison sentence.

 

Or put in a field with a load of live different bombs and his device and asked to go and detect them all........

[Guest Guest]

The guy selling this rubbish needs a prison sentence.

 

Hes getting done for "fraudulent misrepresentation". How about manslaughter!!

[keithu]

This scam has been going on for years, originally with a device called 'Sniffex':

SNIFFEX Europe | Worldwide Exclusive Distributor | SNIFFEX®PLUS | The Handheld Explosives Detection Device

 

It's exactly what it looks like: a telescopic radio antenna mounted on a handle.