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Aerosol Spray to Identify Bombing Suspects
RedHanded writes "Forensic chemists at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have developed a color-changing spray that can identify people suspected of making or planting bombs. The chemical turns from yellow to bright red when it comes into contact with urea nitrate, an explosive residue that may be left behind on the hands of someone who has handled an improvised device."
From the article:
Spraying this substance in the air will show the farts of anyone in the room as a blue haze.
Ha ! Finally some way to track down the lactose intolerant!
I recall that troops in Iraq had already started using silly string to detect IED's. Now we're going to spray paint people to try to find who made the bombs? I'm waiting to see what 7-11 product shows up on the battlefeild next...
Damn_registrars has no butt-hole. Damn_registrars has no use for a butt-hole.
They go to the bathroom and end up with explosive residue on their hands?
Wow, I sure wouldn't want to be in the other stall when they're going. That gives new meaning to the words explosive diarrhea.
piss-poor detector...
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I think labeling people as terrorists because of their color is just wrong.
I was thinking more like: yellow is neutral, red is enemy. So, air-burst a big bomb with this, take satellite pics, and you have an instant minimap!
True confidence comes not from realising you are as good as your peers, but that your peers are as bad as you are.
...when your first thought is the effect on the rights of the bomb makers.
No it's not. It's multi-tasking!
*sprays person's hands*
Is it red? Is it red?
Is it- BOOM!
He has a hand buddy? That's awesome. But yeah, I don't suggest you shake it.
...And yet I have not heard anyone say anything about being caught red handed. :p
(Although on that note, I did not scroll through ALL the responses for this story)
Don't you think it's more likely to be used when you go through security? You don't get random people walking up to you in the airport and pulling out an x-ray machine, do you?
Damn, I knew I should not have submitted to a cavity search by an "undercover security officer".