Jeremy Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22380368Is it just me who finds it absolutely incredible that anybody would actually pay money for these things? Let alone tens of thousands of dollars.1. A small amount of the substance the user wished to detect - such as explosives - was put in a Kilner jar along with a sticker that was intended to absorb the "vapours" of the substance2. The sticker was then placed on a credit-card sized card, which was read by a card reader and inserted into the device3. The user would then hold the device, which had no working electronics, and the swivelling antenna was meant to indicate the location of the sought substance Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/31840-fake-bomb-detectors/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Pibe Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 Maybe he had a working demo device or something.I find it a bit depressing that all he can be charged with is fraud when clearly he has effectively murdered thousands of people. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/31840-fake-bomb-detectors/#findComment-641296 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nashoi Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 Bought because of bribery, hardly unusual unfortunately. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/31840-fake-bomb-detectors/#findComment-641307 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Posted May 2, 2013 Author Share Posted May 2, 2013 Even with the bribes, it's incredible he got away with it for as long as he did. Anyone with a smidgen of intelligence should realise that there's no such thing as a machine which can detect the presence of a substance based on a little sticker that had been put in a jar. I'm not sure I could come up with a more absurd "invention" if I tried. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/31840-fake-bomb-detectors/#findComment-641386 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Help-Ma-Boab Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 The Euro Driving Glove. A glove you wear on your right hand, when driving in Europe, to remind you of the side of road to drive on. DragonsDen, circa 2008.Jeremy Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> Even with the bribes, it's incredible he got away> with it for as long as he did. Anyone with a> smidgen of intelligence should realise that> there's no such thing as a machine which can> detect the presence of a substance based on a> little sticker that had been put in a jar. I'm not> sure I could come up with a more absurd> "invention" if I tried. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/31840-fake-bomb-detectors/#findComment-641388 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chillaxed Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 Not sure about thousands but I agree wholeheartedly.Good to see some are suing him for his millions.El Pibe Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> Maybe he had a working demo device or something.> > I find it a bit depressing that all he can be> charged with is fraud when clearly he has> effectively murdered thousands of people. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/31840-fake-bomb-detectors/#findComment-641536 Share on other sites More sharing options...
stacey-lyn Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 Bewildering. Extradition to Iraq and Saudi Arabia to face their criminal justice processes would have been a more fitting punishment. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/31840-fake-bomb-detectors/#findComment-641725 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burbage Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 Jeremy Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> Even with the bribes, it's incredible he got away> with it for as long as he did.For what it's worth, the TV Licencing folk still claim to have Detector Vans roaming the streets and homeopathy remains oddly legal. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/31840-fake-bomb-detectors/#findComment-641785 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowlander Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 Burbage Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> Jeremy Wrote:> --------------------------------------------------> -----> > Even with the bribes, it's incredible he got> away> > with it for as long as he did.> > For what it's worth, the TV Licencing folk still> claim to have Detector Vans roaming the streets> and homeopathy remains oddly legal.Homeopathy is a recognised placebo, even the NHS use it, and many consultants are in favour for minor ailments. The problem starts when people think it's a cure for serious illnesses... Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/31840-fake-bomb-detectors/#findComment-642449 Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Pibe Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 "Homeopathy is a recognised placebo"As are sugar pills, but they cost a lot less. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/31840-fake-bomb-detectors/#findComment-642456 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nashoi Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 More expensive placebos are more effective. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/31840-fake-bomb-detectors/#findComment-642471 Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Pibe Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 gold pills then. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/31840-fake-bomb-detectors/#findComment-642473 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nashoi Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 Gold and diamonds allow to you live forever, just go and look in SpaceNK Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/31840-fake-bomb-detectors/#findComment-642476 Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodrot Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 . Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/31840-fake-bomb-detectors/#findComment-642479 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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