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The government will scrap all future plans to purchase more GT200 bomb detectors if the device fails to pass the Science Ministry's assessment, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said yesterday.
"The Cabinet is determined to reach a conclusion on whether the GT200 bomb detectors can really work," he said.
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This detector is just an empty box with an ariel, but this UK company has sold it all over the world!
Here's what the BBC said:
Explosives expert Sidney Alford took apart the "black box" of the GT200, which is supposed to receive signals from the detection cards. He was surprised at what he found.
"Speaking as a professional, I would say that is an empty plastic case," he told us.
Mr Alford also took apart a "detection card" and found there was nothing in it other than card and paper.
Gary Bolton from Global Technical told the BBC that the lack of electronic parts "does not mean it does not operate to the specification".
http://news.bbc.co.u...ght/8481774.stm
An even more bizarre account by a Thai soldier who used the device and supports it:
The effectiveness of the bomb detector depends largely on the physical and mental conditions and judgement of the handler. He said that he once tested the effectiveness of the detector by not sleeping the whole night and using the device the following day with the result that the device did not function at all and could not detect anything. But the following night, he had a sound sleep and enough food and the result was impressive.
The sergeant said that if he feels not physically or mentally fit on any day, he would not go out to search for explosives and would ask his colleagues to do on his behalf. He added that he has been trying to keep physically and mentally fit so as to be ready to perform his job anytime as required. “You must not be hungry, feel wanting to relieve yourself in the toilet otherwise the GT200 will not work effectively.”
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