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How effective will the U.S. Military's 'spray- on' bomb detection science be when September arrives?
No news of bomb detector being used for commercial purposes
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Used for TNT only |
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Used for TNT and Peroxide only |
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Used for TNT, Peroxide and more |
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Suspend date: Sun 24th Aug 12:59am PDT Settlement date: Mon 1st Sep 1:23am PDTPrediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Sun 24th Aug 12:59am PDT have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled
Initial likelihoods: Used for TNT only: 35%, Not in use: 25%, Used for TNT and Peroxide only: 25%, Used for TNT, Peroxide and more: 15%
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: No news of bomb detector being used for commercial purposes
Suspend date: Sun 24th Aug 12:59am PDT Settlement date: Mon 1st Sep 1:23am PDTPrediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Sun 24th Aug 12:59am PDT have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled
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also if you have a bottle of cologne that you accidentally leave in your carry on :(... the man was nice atleast
TSA scary man: "now, I am going to put my hand in the bag and look for the bottle of liquid, is there any thing sharp, like a knife, in there that might cut me?"
Me: "I sure as hell hope not"
They are doing that dubai...there`s a couple of british locked up after they found traces of drugs...one guy on the bottom of his shoe.
when reading one of the articles this morning, some of the real technical mumbo jumbo, left me with the impression that fertilizer wouldn`t cause a false positive.
Don`t quote me on that.
It can differentiate between two types of nitrogen. I`m not sure of which.
The technology will have to be in use by the military. I think most likely in a situation like on road blocks where they may suspect someone. They currently do this but with older technology. This technique is apparently far more desirable because of its simplicity and reliability, if deployable.
Makes much more sense that way. I should have realized it was not being considered for airports.
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