James Randi hast taken up arms in the battle against bogus bomb detectors being used by forces in the Middle East. According to AOLNews.com, several such devices have been proven to be useless, yet still remain in service.
"It's a dummy, complete fraud and fake," said Randi, who has pursued similar questionable bomb detectors, like the Quadro, made in the United States. Randi said devices like the ADE 651 or GT200 are classic dowsing rods, which use an antenna that swings back and forth, allegedly pointing to where the explosives -- or whatever the substance being detected -- are supposedly located. The antenna responds to very slight movements of the human hand, making people think it's being directed by the device, when in fact it is responding to their own movements.
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