This Is What a Real Bomb Looks Like

Posted by samzenpus on Monday September 21, 2015 @07:50AM 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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This calls for positive recognition! by Anonymous Coward · 2015-09-21 08:03 · Score: 0, Troll

We need to find this guy and invite him to the White House! More kids need to be encouraged to pursue engineering and the sciences and this is an example of the kind of youngsters we need leading the way to new technologies!