Comments on: Iraq Army Magic Wand Manufacturer Busted

By: rob

rob — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:07:04 +0000

to be fair, the boss did mention they were going to update it with some blinky lights.

By: MPM

MPM — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 12:26:01 +0000

The British Special Crimes Squad has been using wands for almost a year now, with spectacular results.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XY31P7sLJho

By: James Brennan

James Brennan — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 19:27:54 +0000

He works out of a former dairy. You know what else dairies produce? I’m not thinking of milk.

By: Kathy Orlinsky

Kathy Orlinsky — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:55:51 +0000

#6
A guy from a plumbing company accurately dug a trench in our yard to replace a faulty pipe. He didn’t use a divining rod.

My point is, is it that surprising that someone who works in water supply would know where the water lines are?

By: MadScientist

MadScientist — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 16:30:01 +0000

I have a test for Mr. McCormick: we air drop him in a live minefield with one of his gizmos and if he makes it out alive he has his freedom and can keep his money. If he doesn’t make it out alive all his possessions are forfeited as proceeds of crime. Sounds fair to me except for the little ethical problem which is that his chances of getting out alive are extremely small given that his device doesn’t really work. Maybe he should have a third option: he can forfeit his possessions and be taken out of the field by helicopter.

By: Jim Thomerson

Jim Thomerson — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:50:55 +0000

A truck from my water supply company stopped and a guy got out with a homemade pair of the rod type divining rods. He quickly and accurately located the water line. I was a bit surprised.

By: Kathy Orlinsky

Kathy Orlinsky — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:25:02 +0000

No, no, definitely let him use his wands.

By: Rich Wilson

Rich Wilson — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 14:55:48 +0000

The problem is they weren’t inscribed with Bible verse references.

By: Itzac

Itzac — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 14:47:35 +0000

arrested on suspicion of fraud.

“Gosh, you know I’ve been thinking about these bomb-detecting wands, and you know, I’m not totally sure the guy who sold them to us is quite on the up-and-up.”

I chortled.

By: Bodach

Bodach — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 13:31:12 +0000

Perhaps his punishment should be looking for explosives in Iraq, with our without his toy…