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Post by bigboy on Dec 11, 2006 10:05:33 GMT -6
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rutrow
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Monkey see, Monkey do! [/b][M:0]
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Post by rutrow on Dec 11, 2006 13:50:45 GMT -6
Can't open the link bigboy. Can you tell us something about it?
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Post by zipzam on Dec 11, 2006 14:28:20 GMT -6
i'm guessing it's the link about soldiers spraying silly string across rooms before entering. if any trip wires exist, the string won't hit the floor. the string is also light enough to not "trip" the trip wire.
pretty good idea.
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Post by bigboy on Dec 11, 2006 15:18:47 GMT -6
Sorry, I have no idea why the entire link wont post and work? I tried posting it again and got the same results. Just copy and paste it into your browswer...........or here is the story:
Not So Silly String In Iraq
By ELLIN MARTENS
American troops in Iraq have become masters of improvisation, like bolting jury-rigged armor to humvees to shield themselves from sniper fire and shrapnel. Lately, an even more novel item has joined their battle kits. Stratford, N.J., mom Marcelle Shriver recently got a call from her son Todd requesting ... Silly String. Marines working with his unit in Iraq had shown the Army combat engineer how it can be used to detect trip wires. Before searching buildings, for example, personnel spray doorways from at least 10 ft. away with streams of foam--and see if they're snagged by barely visible wires, which are often affixed to bombs. The Army acknowledges the off-label use, and Marine spokesman Captain Jay Delarosa says, "We force Marine trainees to improvise." Shriver is raising money to mail string to Iraq (aerosol cans are haz-mat and costly to ship). So the next time you waste string at a party, remember it could save a life.
From the Nov. 27, 2006 issue of TIME magazine
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