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Old May 8, 2010, 5:52 pm
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TSORon
 
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Originally Posted by Combat Medic
I did. It was a very generic article about IEDs. BFD.
It was the best I could find on short notice.

Originally Posted by Combat Medic
If they aren't encased in something that you body cannot digest. Like a condom. I can assure you that the terrorists have heard of condoms.
That’s assuming that the explosive itself is not caustic. There are many things that will eat through latex.

Originally Posted by Combat Medic
The M100 Micro-Miniature Electric Detonator is very small and doesn't need much power at all. It would be happy to run off a hearing aid battery.
Care to provide a link to this “device”?

Originally Posted by Combat Medic
Not a problem. Watch batteries the size of a pencil's eraser will work just fine and give enough battery life for a flight.
Too many assumptions here to list. But I can start with your device, assuming it exists, and the assumption that a watch or hearing aid battery is sufficient.

Originally Posted by Combat Medic
The switch wouldn't come in contact with stomach acids. They also wouldn't be a micro switch as you are thinking of it.
Another set of assumptions that I am not ready to buy.

Originally Posted by Combat Medic
They are only remote in your mind.
So, now you’re an explosives expert? And a psychologist? How cool! Where do you practice?
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