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 Magic Bomb Wand Would Be Funny if It Didn’t Kill PeoplePosted on Nov 4, 2009
What’s wrong with a $60,000 wand that can detect explosives and truffles from up to a kilometer away? Nothing, if it works. The U.S. military, technicians, journalists and people with eyes have been trying to get Iraqi officials to see reason, but that doesn’t bother one Gen. Jabiri, who says, “I know more about this issue than the Americans do. In fact, I know more about bombs than anyone in the world.” This isn’t just a waste of money. If Iraqi officials value magic wands over blast walls, it stands to reason that average Iraqis will needlessly pay the price. Forgive the colonial we know better than you vibe, but this is just nuts. Take the scene below, captured by The New York Times. There’s plenty more where that came from. —PZS [Thanks, James]
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By Techowiz, November 30, 2009 at 8:26 am Link to this comment
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M Yasin, are you still going after your exposure of the Ministry of Truth blog doind multiple postings under different names but from the same IP address.
Check below:
http://www.ministryoftruth.me.uk/2009/11/16/ade651-fraudsters-astroturfing-here/
And John were you not, ‘Frank’ with your company in France on the Ministry of truth blog, see below:
http://www.ministryoftruth.me.uk/2009/11/05/british-company-sells-60000-dowsing-rods-to-iraq-as-explosives-detectors/comment-page-1/#comment-28185
It shows what a fake these devices are when you cannot find 1 real person to comment on them.
Report thiscaught you again, bye bye
regards
By Night-Gaunt, November 17, 2009 at 12:37 pm Link to this comment
Well M Yasmin, John it should be then that if it works all you need is to use it in unbiased testing by those who have no stake in it as a final proof. Part of the problem is that it sounds like it is too good to be true like the Snake Oil Salesmen of 130 years ago,”...What’s wrong with a $60,000 wand that can detect explosives and truffles from up to a kilometer away?” It usually isn’t good at all but full of puff and stuff.
Remember this example given? “During an interview on Tuesday, General Jabiri challenged a Times reporter to test the ADE 651, placing a grenade and a machine pistol in plain view in his office. Despite two attempts, the wand did not detect the weapons when used by the reporter but did so each time it was used by a policeman.” How suspicious is that? It only works when a police officer holds it? Sorry it has to be proven that it is real and not a scam. That is what James Randi is good at, detecting and creating such scams as part of “magic” is his expertise.
Report thisBy purplewolf, November 17, 2009 at 12:05 pm Link to this comment
M YASIN, JOHN: having see what the PENTAGON has spent in the past on totally worthless military toys that they knew were worthless well before they ordered and paid for with taxpayer money, we are used to seeing the rip-offs the PTB feel they have to absolutely have to have. As you both are not registered members on TD, you may well be another shrill, doing the questionable justification of these devices on behalf of the corruptors. In other words your creditability is in question.
Report thisBy M Yasin, November 16, 2009 at 6:26 am Link to this comment
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I am currently using the ADE651 in a private organisation in Cairo Egypt. I cannot believe all the abuse this product is recieving from people who have never used the product and have never worked in security before. I USE IT AND BELIEVE ME THIS PRODUCT WORKS. You people are accusing the manufacturers having never even come close to one of the devices. Do you all believe that governments and private organisations would buy the product without testing it, under their own conditions first. How stupid do you think people are?
Report thisJames Randi is a magician!!!!! What the hell does he know about security and protecting people. I really wish someone would take him up on his offer. Everyone is discussing scientic issues when the real question should be does it work in the field or not, which from a personal point of view it does.
By John, November 16, 2009 at 4:09 am Link to this comment
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This article will aim to provide a satisfied customer’s point of view on ATSC’s ADE651, and also gives the other side to the argument from the current one sided blogs and disussion forums on the internet. Many people will ask why i bothered myself to write such an article? Being head of security for a large organisation in Jordan and after these so called anti skeptic websites were brought to my attention by a colleague and after reading quite a few articles, i noticed that these people were making quite childish and unfounded accusations about the product and its manufacturer without ever having used the product. This article aims to set the record straight from a customers point of view, who is neutral, but found that all current websites on the subject of the ADE 651 to be biased, one sided and frankly quite aggressive.
Before even buying an ADE651 unit you are provided with a full demonstration under which you would set the conditions for the test. Certain people however, seem to believe that governments and large organizations such as the one I work for would actually go ahead and purchase such a piece of equipment without strenuously testing and re-testing the unit under their terms and conditions. This of course does not happen. If an end user such as myself would not be happy with the results why would people go ahead and purchase it.
I do not claim to know the scientific reasoning behind the product and as the end user I frankly don’t care. All that matters to me is that the product actually works and that me and my team are currently using the ADE651 and every time we have demonstrated or tested the products it has worked. I have a staff of about 40 security officers working for me and every month or so I do so called spot checks and when used properly the device has never failed me. This is why I really am finding it difficult to understand why people who have never used the device will be so against it. I am one of many customers, of whom most I have spoken to who have been amazed and astounded at the accuracy and effectiveness of the ADE651 when its being used by well trained staff.
Report thisBy bogi666, November 6, 2009 at 6:58 am Link to this comment
The great philosopher, P.T. Barnum, and his treatise’s about fools, “one born every minute”, “a fool and his money are soon parted” becomes more profound for America every day.
Report thisBy Night-Gaunt, November 5, 2009 at 10:01 am Link to this comment
It still amazes me how such scams continue to flourish in this so-called modern age. Literal magic wands with so many features they wouldn’t work even if they could do as advertised. Only those with a lack of deep cognition and critical thought processes developed would buy into such a thing. But then the polygraph machine, misnamed “Lie Detector” is one such which is still used by law enforcement even though the courts know better and disallow it. How about that?
Report thisBy David, November 5, 2009 at 9:55 am Link to this comment
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Dear General Jabiri,
My name is David and I have developed an ink pen that can detect impure and violent thoughts of those at which it is aimed. If the person is violent or impure, the pens color will change from black to deep, deep, deep blue. It is foolproof and comes with a limited guarantee. Please send $1.5 billion dollars cash to an undisclosed location(formerly Cheney’s bunker), and I will gladly send you this amazing pen. I am looking forward to doing business with you.
Sincerely,
Report thisDavid
By purplewolf, November 5, 2009 at 8:41 am Link to this comment
General Jabiri is a jackass. Unless he is getting a kickback from the sale of each of these scam devices. Why else would he defend the purchase of this wands that fail to work as claimed?
BTW, just who is actually paying for these worthless wands? The American taxpayers?
Report thisBy Samson, November 5, 2009 at 8:39 am Link to this comment
If it was really so sensitive that it could detect ‘a mile away’, then it would be probably be going off all the time. Especially if its supposed to detect a ‘machine pistol’ like in the NYT story beyond the link. Wanna guess how many guns are within one mile at any give time?
The reason the NYT probably drove through the checkpoints undetected is that the guards probably got tired of it going off all the time and toned-down the sensitivity to the point where it was now useless.
Wow, I need to go to work developing my own ‘magic bomb detector’ that I can sell for $60,000 a piece!
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