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ka-boom!

WWII Mine Blown Up Spectacularly in Front of English Beach

This is what you get down on the beach on a Saturday afternoon—if you're in the West of England. Experts detonated a German mine from the Second World War after they discovered it in Bridgwater Bay. The 10 x 2.5-foot mine was dropped during the war by a German bomber, and was discovered sitting in mud by a fisherman. UPDATED: a couple of videos, one of the ka-boom itself, and another of the bomb disposal team with the six-decades-old behemoth, after the jump. More »

8:30 PM on Sun Apr 13 2008
By AddyDugdale
19,310 views, 39 comments

Latest by bailey_ca: @undeadmachine: I always refer to that as the "Spicy in, Spicy out" rule. more »

bombing tulsa

F-16 Pilot Drops Bomb on Tulsa, Accidentally

So, ok, everyone makes a mistake sometimes, but few of us have ever dropped a bomb from our fighter jet by accident, as happened late last week in Tulsa. Luckily, it was a dummy practice bomb, filled with nothing more exciting than a smoke charge, and apparently it wasn't the pilot's fault. But it did still drop right through one guy's apartment. Miraculously no one was hurt, though the unlucky guy himself is still a little amazed by it all: More »

1:13 PM on Sun Mar 16 2008
By Kit Eaton
88,118 views, 86 comments

Latest by n/a: cool. I wonder if he got to keep it. more »

design

USB Bomb is Bursting With Storage Space

Joel Escalona, the same dude that brought us the Seven alarm clock concept is back with a design for a USB bomb-shaped storage device. I can definitely see where he came up with the design—bombs are cool, the cord makes for a great fuse and the size of the device itself would mean that it could potentially hold a massive amount of data. But what would keep this sucker from rolling off your desk? Since it is only a concept, we will probably never know. [Joel Escalona via Pan-Dan via Techabob]

2:30 PM on Fri Mar 14 2008
By Sean Fallon
4,158 views, 34 comments

Latest by Out2gtcha: @nutbastard: "Dammit! Where did all these people come from!! I hate fan day!!" more »

alarm

Time Bomb Alarm Clock Wakes You Up With a Boom

Bomb themes and alarm clocks go hand in hand. We have seen it a number of times in the past, most notably with the Danger Bomb Clock. Both devices will attempt to wake you up with a loud explosion sound, but only the Time Bomb clock warns you with ominous ticking as the alarm approaches. Let me tell you, being a deep sleeper, I would appreciate the heads-up. After all, when something this loud wakes you up out of a coma, you are liable to drop a deuce right there in bed. Available for £19.99 (around $40) [Thumbs Up via Quinquil via Coolbuzz]

9:20 PM on Tue Mar 11 2008
By Sean Fallon
4,859 views, 21 comments

Latest by SeattleTed: They use this in Iraq and it's quite popular and effective. more »

hydrogen oxygen bomb

Hydrogen (and Oxygen) Bomb, Dropped

If you put enough water in a plastic bag, does it become a gadget? There's only one way to find out—in this internet classic, these fine citizens tested the theory by loading 300lbs of water in a thin plastic shell to make one hell of a water bomb. Though we admit that the video would be a lot better with someone walking under the window when this nuke of the water balloon world detonated in the parking lot—not that we'd wish harm on another human being...with Santa watching and all. [collegehumor]

10:54 AM on Fri Nov 16 2007
By Mark Wilson
36,119 views, 38 comments

Latest by n/a: I did this on a slightly smaller scale. Good fun, except without the detergent. Now I know why santa parks on the roof and not the street below! more »

extremes

Sweet Video Shows Sub-Zero Surfing with Rip Curl H-Bomb Power-Heated Wetsuit

Rip Curl wetsuits may keep surfers warm in general, but nobody recommended hitting the waves in 20 degree weather, with wind chill factor bringing it down to -4 degrees Fahrenheit. Not until the arrival of the H-Bomb power-heated wetsuit, that is. All we know about this unreleased product is that it uses "fibre-heating elements, which conduct electricity that generate heat and warm the blood." This video was shot last winter, when Floridian Adam Wickwire and Hawaiian Elise Garrigue went product testing in the "icy, unexplored oceans of the Arctic Circle." [Rip Curl] Thanks, Matt!

11:00 PM on Wed Oct 31 2007
By Wilson Rothman
16,854 views, 35 comments

Latest by kzemach: It's probably using something similar, if not actually, to Gorix (see [www.gorix.com]). This has been around for years; we looked at some samples back in early 2001 and it does work. The only drawback is that heating via more »

robots

Video of Army Robot Eating Some Bomb Blast

Noah over at Wired's Danger room shows us how much damage those little roadside bombs can do in Iraq, even to the cold, metal exo-skel of a mil-bot. The best part of the video is when the soliders laugh. This wouldn't be the case if it had been private Smith. [Danger via Joel]

6:13 PM on Thu Sep 20 2007
By Brian Lam
33,681 views, 17 comments

vacuum bomb

Vacuum Bomb Ushers in Cold War 2.0

Nuclear weapons are so last century—these days everyone has them, and international treaties make them virtually impossible to use anyway. That's why Russia has been working on a new type of apocalypse-bringing device, the Vacuum Bomb. It creates a huge and destructive shockwave, but doesn't have any of those pesky fallout side effects. That means you can flatten a country, and safely move right on in there. More »

10:40 AM on Wed Sep 12 2007
By msparkes
45,801 views, 86 comments

it's da bomb

Vestal Grenade Watch: All the Fun of Explosives Without All That Noise

This Vestal Grenade Watch will unquestionably get lots of giggles from all who see it, giving you that insouciant suicide-bomber look without having to undergo messy explosions and painful martyrdom. It's sturdy, too, standing up to even the most demanding terrorist activities with its stainless steel housing, 30m water resistance, mineral face, leather cuff, and canvas band. But there is one small problem with wearing such a timepiece. More »

3:20 PM on Thu Aug 16 2007
By Charlie White
3,664 views, 7 comments

boom! gotcha

Suicide Bomb Box

Do you watch boatloads of CSI to get your fill of dramatic interrogations? How would you like to experience the show...but for real? Because the Suicide Bomb Box is not just a fun conversation piece (like this guy), but a life-altering, sleep-depriving, head-dunked-in-water, that-rifle-won't-fit-up-there-ok-yes-it-will piece. Featuring a big red button and all sorts of nifty, functionless switches, the Suicide Bomb Box won't make trouble for anyone but yourself. Protip: Store your anal virginity in the hidden compartment and they can't take that away from you.

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9:41 AM on Tue Jul 31 2007
By Mark Wilson
8,416 views, 11 comments

Latest by Skeldanqua: I can't wait to hack it and make it a "self-reconstruct" button :) more »

gps kit

LJDAM Adds GPS and Laser Guidance to Bombs

This is a B-2 plane dropping a bomb equipped with the Joint Direct Attack Munition guidance kit. The kit adds inertial navigation and global positioning systems to the tail of traditional warheads. Unlike the more expensive traditional TV or laser guidance systems, which only work well in good weather, these bombs use the same GPS that you have in your car to hit targets like Osama Bin Laden, Ronald McDonald and Paris Hilton under any meteorological conditions. If you know where they are hiding, that is. And if they are not moving. More »

8:45 AM on Mon May 21 2007
By Addy Dugdale
789 views, 18 comments

Latest by billin: NAVISTAR, huh? Does it also come with ONSTAR? more »

tell me where the bomb is

MacLockPick Interrogates Macs Better Than Jack Bauer Interrogates Terrorists

Imagine if you had a tool that when plugged into a Mac, can extract passwords for logins, disk images, Wi-Fi passwords, iTunes, iChat, Remote Desktop, email, all your banking info, peer to peer information, and arranges it neatly into a database format. That's the MacLockPick. It's pretty neat if you're the one doing the extracting, but very scary if you're the one being extracted from. More »

5:30 PM on Fri Apr 27 2007
By Jason Chen
4,724 views, 38 comments

gadgets

Boy Jailed over Daylight Saving Time Mix-up

Cory Webb, 15-year-old kid from Pittsburgh, spent a super-fun-happy 12 days in jail over something he had no control over: daylight saving time. He was arrested last month after calling into a school phone hotline. A non-related bomb threat was also called into the phone hotline one hour before Webb's call was made and the school officials assumed the caller ID had reflected the daylight saving time change (but it hadn't) and Webb's call was linked to the bomb threat. He was thrown in jail for 12 days before the mistake was realized. All of the charges have been dropped, but Webb will never get those 12 days of his life back (or be able to forget the soap-dropping experience). –Travis Hudson More »

2:40 PM on Wed Apr 18 2007
By Travis Hudson
7,761 views, 50 comments

Latest by nutbastard: erockO said: "It's okay to temporarily lose some civil liberties if it keeps people out of harm. " Jesus fucking christ no it isn't. And that's not what happened here. He didn't make the bomb threat. Someone else did. So explain more »

gadgets

ELITE Bomb Detector Kit Identifies Explosives in a Minute

Now you could argue that a minute is one minute too slow, but for those times when the bomb squad ain't around, the pocket-friendly ELITE (Easy Livermore Inspection Test for Explosives) detector lets you sniff out up to 30 different types of explosives. Just rub one of the ELITE swipes on the suspicious package (hopefully you won't set it off while doing this) and wait a minute for the color-coded results (just like a pregnancy test!). The kit will only set you back $10. – Louis Ramirez More »

4:55 PM on Thu Feb 22 2007
By Louis Ramirez
1,238 views, 10 comments

Latest by sgodun: Hopefully the explosive object you're rubbing that on isn't on a 59 second timer. more »

gadgets

Danger Bomb Clock: Yet Another Obnoxious Alarm

If you'd rather be shaken and not stirred out of bed in the morning, the Danger Bomb Clock is for you. First it makes a loathsome noise that's supposed to mimic an explosion, and then you must unravel some sort of secret code (and just how that's done is not quite clear in its description) by pushing its buttons in a certain order just to make the thing stop honking at you. Check out this elegant prose:
You'll be shaked out of bed with explosion sound. To stop the bomb, you have to pull out just one code from 3. The safty code is set randomly every morning. So thrilling!
Now available for pre-order, it ships March 16 for $31. Just don't take this insufferable alarm clock to work with you, especially if you live in Boston. – Charlie White

8:38 AM on Thu Feb 8 2007
By Charlie White
5,658 views, 13 comments

Latest by Uurp: Sorry I'm late--did anyone make a Boston joke yet? more »

robots

"Toy robot dog is star exhibit in S.J. murder trial"

Steve P., over at Core77, catches the above headline from a San Jose Mercury news story.
Testimony continued today in the trial of David Lin, who allegedly mailed a bomb [on behalf of Anthony Chang] in a toy robot dog that resulted in the death of 18-year-old Patrick Hsu in 2001...When Patrick came home for a weekend visit from the University of California-Santa Barbara, he placed batteries in the toy, detonating the bombing device.
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7:55 PM on Wed Feb 7 2007
By Brian Lam
728 views, 6 comments

gadgets

Turner Broadcasting Coughs Up $2 Million for Boston 'Bomb' Scare

fear_and_loathing.jpgTurner Broadcasting accepted full responsibility for scaring up cops and homeland security officials in Boston last week, with the broadcast giant and its contractor Interference Inc. agreeing to plunk down $2 million to soothe everyone's nerves after the goofy fiasco had the city up in arms. More »

10:48 AM on Tue Feb 6 2007
By Charlie White
801 views, 53 comments

bombs

Aqua Teen Bombs: A Reflective Response

Watch it, then hit the jump for my response. More »
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