Bomb

Gadgets

The Defusable Alarm Clock Will Start Your Day With A Bang

5:00PM September 7, 2011 | Kelly Hodgkins

Imagine waking up with a bomb beside your bed. You have 10-seconds to cut one of four wires if you want to stop the countdown timer. This sounds like a nightmare, but it’s not. It’s just the defusable clock. More »


Online

Accused Teen Bomber Detects Wireless Signal From FBI Surveillance Van, Shrugs It Off

4:30PM August 18, 2011 | Kelly Hodgkins

You know that 17-year old who was arrested and accused of plotting a massacre that would rival Columbine. He stockpiled bomb-making materials and planned to blow up the local high school on the first day of school. More »


News

Ugandan Teachers Use A Live Bomb For A School Bell

4:00PM July 8, 2011 | Kelly Hodgkins

Oh my, teachers in a rural Ugandan school were unknowingly using a live bomb as a bell. They would bang the bomb with stones to call the school’s 700 students to class. It was a miracle nobody caused it to detonate. More »


News

Moscow Ponders Terrorist-Proof Toilets

12:43PM June 10, 2011 | Kelly Hodgkins

Officials in Moscow may be over-reacting just a bit to the threat of terrorism in their city. They believe bathrooms will be the next big target and are seriously considering the installation of bomb-proof latrines throughout the city. More »


Science

Professor Breeds Bomb-Detecting Plants

2:40PM January 27, 2011 | Spencer Ackerman - Wired

The next hydrangea you grow could literally save your life. With the help of the Department of defence, a biologist at the University of Colorado has taught plant proteins how to detect explosives. More »


Geek Out

Bomb Squad Sent Out To Defuse A…Box Filled With Kittens

6:00AM October 24, 2010 | Casey Chan

A suspicious, bomb-like package was spotted in front of a Social Security Office in Florida. The bomb squad was sent out to defuse the situation but when they arrived, they found out the “bomb” was actually a box filled with kittens. More »


Authorities Confuse $US270 High-Tech Toy Pony With Bomb

2:20PM September 10, 2010 | Rosa Golijan

This is a Hasbro FurReal pony—basically a $US270 stuffed animal that wiggles its ears and neighs. Unfortunately for one little boy or girl, it’s apparently the sort of toy that gets blown up by confused bomb squads. More »


Gadgets

Wi-Fi Thief Causes Bomb Scare With A Tape-Covered Router

2:40PM December 10, 2009 | Rosa Golijan

A resourceful Pennsylvania man waterproofed his router using a box and tape before sticking it onto his windowsill to use a nearby library’s wi-fi. Too bad that he taped the gadget up so well that it looked like a bomb. More »


This Is Probably The Cruelest Bomb Ever Invented

7:20AM June 27, 2009 | Jesus Diaz

Once upon a time in World War II, British scientists conceived what may be the cruelest bomb ever developed. Inside the bomb, there were needles like these. Poisonous needles which would have been released in a cloud of death. More »


Massive Ordinance Penetrator Is Not What You Think

1:20AM June 11, 2009 | Jesus Diaz

Smile, you GBU-57A/B Massive Ordinance Penetrator you! Or like I like to call you: Mr. Holmes, the 30,000 lb (13.6 metric tons) buster precision-guided bunker buster. That’s 11.3 tons heavier than the largest bunker-buster available, buster. More »