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This Is What a Real Bomb Looks Like

Posted by samzenpus on from the go-boom dept.

szczys writes: You see them all the time in movies and TV shows, but is that what an actual bomb looks like? Probably not... here's what a real bomb looks like. This story stems from a millionaire gone bust from gambling addiction who decided to extort riches back from the casino. He built a bomb and got it into the building, then ransomed the organization for $3 million. The FBI documented the mechanisms in great detail — including the 8 independent trigger systems that made it impossible for them to disarm the thing. The design was so nefarious it's still used today as a training tool.

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  1. Looks like... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    a clock to me

    1. Re:Looks like... by jfdavis668 · · Score: 5, Funny

      Looks like a classic Doctor Who villain to me.

  2. Re:More like....this by Tablizer · · Score: 5, Funny

    No, more like:
    http://upload.wikimedia.org/wi...

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  3. Ah, yes.. by ilumits · · Score: 3, Funny

    It was disguised as an IBM copy machine in order to sneak it into the casino after hours.

    ..so that's what they look like.

  4. Re:How to handle by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    > The linked article indicates that attempts to *diffuse* the bomb failed and it left a five-story crater in the building where it was located, which is probably less than ideal.

    They diffused the bomb real good, and diffused half the Casino as well

    The *defusing* part didn't go too well, though.

    http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/diffuse

  5. Re: Mick Dundee by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    Alright, alright you win. I see you've played knifey spoony before.

  6. Re:Silly story... by PopeRatzo · · Score: 3, Funny

    At least the French teacher in the high school might have been able to have figure out that is wasn't a bomb.

    It was Irving goddamn Texas for chrissake. You think they have a French teacher?

    The closest thing they have to foreign language studies is sophomore Biology.

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  7. Re:What everyone is missing... by imidan · · Score: 3, Funny

    And no I've never heard of Timothy McBay. Is he the guy that makes all the shitty movies with the explosions in place of plot ?

    What about Ted Stravinsky, the tunabomber?

  8. Re: They Never thought he had a bomb... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Maybe the clock was the source of the alarm... ;)