This morning a youthful Australian woman hada dud strapped to her freaking neckin what seems to have been an extortion attempt . Terrifying . Luckily the bomb squad saved the mean solar day . But how exactly do they safely kill bombs dead ?
https://gizmodo.com/police-now-trying-to-defuse-bomb-strapped-to-teenage-gi-5827266
According to Lt . Mike Jackson , Bomb Squad Commander of the Oklahoma City Police Department , 10 % of the ad-lib explosive devices they play are primarily dry ice bomb , chemical substance bomb , or firework bombs . They ’re usually made by kids ( thank you cyberspace ) for the purposes of blowing up mailboxes or other such roguishness ; they ’ve also usually already choke boom by the prison term the dud squad ’s called in . The other 90%—and the ones to really worry about — are piping bomb . When the ATF is called in for those , they employ several awful gadgets to get the job done safely .
A pipe bomb is what it sounds like : explosive stuffed into a pipe ( metal or PVC ) and cap at both goal to create the pressure necessary to do some serious damage . The first thing the bomb team wants to do is cut the cap off , and if possible , empty out all of the dangerous innards . They do this by “ shell it with a urine - shank . ” The cannon is called a PAN disrupter ( that ’s Percussion - Actuated Nonelectric ) , and it is made of a length of shock tube , a small volatile charge , and a just short bit of water ( about 40ml . ) . fire 24″-36″ from its target , the flow of water system it shoots can cut through a phonebook , or more importantly , a alloy pipe . What holds and shoot the carom , you ask ? A sweetass robot , that ’s what .
Enter theRemotec ANDROS F6A(pictured ) by Northrop Grumman . This short wolf can not only fire the pee - cannon , it can then piece the equipment up , empty it out , and dispose of it . It has a zoomable camera with image stabilization , an extremely dexterous mechanical arm , patented articulating caterpillar track for sail rough terrain , and many other goodies . It can be wirelessly hold in from up to a half - mile by ; they do n’t ever require to get closer than 300 ft . from an explosive gadget . Unless , you know , they have to :
“ When deciding to use the water - cannon , we call for , ‘ Can the area withstand the detonation if I set it off ? ' ” aver Lt . Jackson . “ If it ’s by a breast feeding nursing home , for illustration , that ca n’t be evacuate , then I have to take it to a place where I can deal with it on my term . ”
In those pant - shitting cases that the robot ca n’t be used , that ’s when they send in the guys with the Hurt Locker bomb - suits and good time shield . They will attempt to use rope machine and hotsticks before coming anywhere near it with their manus . If it ca n’t be destroyed on - site for any grounds , they localise it in a mobile containment unit ( one able of preventing human wound in the issue that the gadget explodes while in passage ) , take it to a chain of mountains , and dispose of it ( register : bobble the crap out of it with some C4 ) .
So now you know what the professional do . Obviously , do n’t try on this at home . The only proficiency you need to know is “ dial 9 - 1 - 1 . ”
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