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Bad Vibrations: Russian Bomb Squad Called to Disarm Sex Toy

By Ben MuessigMar 15th 2011 – 10:25AM

A sex toy sparked a terror drill in Russia on Monday, when a bomb squad was summoned to defuse a vibrator. Anti-terrorism experts responded to a call from a post office in Petrozavodsk in the republic of Karelia, where an employee had discovered a package that was emitting a bizarre ticking noise, The Telegraph...

From Pat-Downs to Rat-Downs? Scientists Suggest Mice for Airport Security

By Ben MuessigFeb 3rd 2011 – 2:20PM
AP

AP

When you go to the airport, do you feel comfortable getting an enhanced pat-down? What about an enhanced rat-down? Israeli scientists say they have found a way to harness the power of mice to bolster airport security. Brothers Eran and Alon Lumbroso have constructed an explosive detector that looks like a standard...

Cops: Man Arrested for Making Explosive Sex Toy

By Ben MuessigJan 7th 2011 – 2:30PM
Waseca Police Dept.

Waseca Police Dept.

Blowup sex dolls, sure. But what about sex toys that blow up? Police in Minnesota arrested a 37-year-old man accused of planting explosives in a sex toy, which he allegedly intended to give to one of his ex-lovers. Authorities in Waseca County believe Terry Allen Lester stuffed gunpowder, BB pellets and buckshot into a...

Background on explosive

An explosive material, also called an explosive, is a reactive substance that contains a great amount of potential energy that can produce an explosion if released suddenly, usually accompanied by the production of light, heat, sound, and pressure.

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