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The Bomb-Sniffing Gadget That's (Definitely Not) Saving Iraq

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nutbastard
11/04/09

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hey guess who ends up paying for these things?

b-de-b-de-b-de that's us, folks. #ade651
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daveNYC
11/04/09

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Crap, I remember seeing a very similar looking gadget, with an identical list of BS claims about its funtionality on 60 Minutes over a decade ago. It was being sold to gullible hick police departments in the states. #ade651
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GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid
11/04/09

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It's an E-Meter! It susses out the Theta levels of humans and booms. #ade651
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Xeno
11/04/09

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This is basically a electronic dowsing rod. It works only by random chance. People just choose to forget about all the times it is wrong because they want to believe it works. #ade651
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Daveinva
11/04/09

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Wow, this is the same crap they tried to sell years ago as the DKL Lifeguard.

[skepdic.com]

I remember when Tom Clancy included the DKL in the novel "Rainbow Six." It was like, "Coooool, you can detect heartbeats through walls!" He, of course, was taken in by the fraud.

And that was over TEN YEARS ago.

Man, this makes me want to sell the Iraqis magic beans. #ade651
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Tiny Iota
11/04/09

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Still, it works better than their previous bomb detector.
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Fractal the Meek
11/04/09

@Tiny Iota: "Is this a bomb?" *shake shake*
Ask again later.
*shake shake*
Concentrate and ask again.
*shake shake*
Cannot predict now.
...dammit. Hey, wait, where are you going? Come back! #ade651
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Kaiser-Machead
11/04/09

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I'm sure they can make up the difference by reselling them as ecto-repellant, or even an E-meter. I'm sure Cruise would be happy to roam about his estate searching for thetans.
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FriarNurgle
11/04/09

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Amateurs
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