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Because movies show them as working and the general public is uniformed. Same goes for forensic tools that are actually possible compared to what TV shows like CSI show.

Iraq and other countries purchases millions of dollars worth of phony bomb detectors. Something anyone with a bit of science education can debunk.

Look at all the things on Kickstarter that are obvious pipedreams or scams yet people invest.

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Reminds of local towns buying expensive “smart benches” that really no one uses. Easy way to spend some tax-payer money and give the appearance of investing into sophisticated technology, when it's all cheap off the shelf components from China.

>Iraq and other countries purchases millions of dollars worth of phony bomb detectors. Something anyone with a bit of science education can debunk.

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2015/06/fake-bomb-detectors-...

This is a hilarious read.

This is not hilarious, it's appaling. The person selling this and people buying this are intentionally putting a lot of other people's lives at risk. I fully believe all involved parties should be tried for something at the level of attempted homicide.

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