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Dowsing the night away
BOMB detection is big business, so it’s no surprise that it attracts scams. It does seem to have more than its fair share, whatever “fair share” might mean. First, a recap.
A while ago we reported on tests carried out by the US Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Division on the “Sniffex” device (21 May 2011).
The tests were conclusive: as the Sniffex operator was noting “a positive indication” of 20 pounds of explosives in a building,…
