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Aqua Teen Hunger Force Brings Boston to a Halt

Posted by samzenpus on from the we-do-whatever-we-want-to-whomever-we-want-at-all-times dept.

An anonymous reader writes "An ad campaign for Aqua Teen Hunger Force featuring the Mooninites Ignignot and Err caused major security concerns in Boston, MA when magnetic light displays were mistaken for possible bombs. The displays included one of Ignignot flipping the bird (as hard as he could), but Gov. Deval Patrick was not amused."

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  1. On the moon... by rbanzai · · Score: 4, Informative

    ...nerds get their pants pulled down and they are spanked with moonrocks.

  2. Photo's of the devices in question by 2bitcomputers · · Score: 5, Informative

    Someone found one of the devices under a bridge last week and posted a few pictures to Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/vanderlin/tags/aquate enhungerforce/

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  3. Dumbest thing I've read in years.... by Rahga · · Score: 5, Informative

    One of the articles I read said:
    'Officials said it contained an electronic circuit board with some components that were "consistent with an improvised explosive device,"'

    Okay, now, come on. These are really large circuit boards with a whole lot of LEDs soldered on to them. Nothing more, unless there are some other really messed up packages out there that haven't been reported on. Those officials sound like they have features consistent with smart police officers, in that they breathe and eat, but the similarities probably end there.

  4. YOUTUBE VIDEO by AtariDatacenter · · Score: 4, Informative

    Bandwidth exceeded. Placed back onto YouTube:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doD_VpT_yAY