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sarkany Pillar of the Community Canada 864 Posts	Posted 08/10/2013 07:57 am From the land of the Bluenose....this does not look like the fun part of the hobby! saw this on the Compass metal detecting forum posted by Empty Pockets. Report this Post to the Staff

Dave H Pillar of the Community United States 1436 Posts	Posted 08/10/2013 11:17 am No, obviously NO fun detecting there. Look really hot, too Report this Post to the Staff
NathanASE Pillar of the Community United States 1511 Posts	Posted 08/10/2013 11:38 am Yikes... Doesn't look too fun at all.. Nevermind the heat and the blast suits, but it must be a pain walking in those "panels"... Forgive my ignorance.. But what exactly are the "panels"? Obviously there detecting for mines/IED's.. But what is the point of the panels? Do they not set off mines/IED's? I don't see how that would work at all. All I can think of is that they still set them off but the panels act as some sort of blast shield? So instead of blowing off a leg or two they just get a ride 30 feet into the air? Report this Post to the Staff
philadelphian Pillar of the Community United States 3253 Posts	Posted 08/10/2013 12:18 pm I imagine they distribute the pressure of a step over a wider area, to reduce the chance of triggering a mine. Here's a prototype from Popular Mechanics: http://books.google.com/books?id=sd...age&q&f=true Edited by philadelphian 08/10/2013 12:21 pm Report this Post to the Staff
bpoc1 Rest in Peace United States 4078 Posts	Posted 08/10/2013 3:46 pm Sarkany, is this an actual photo? Of real life (current) bomb detecting for the military? sad if so. I see you spelled hobby wrong in your title, interesting Edited by bpoc1 08/10/2013 3:49 pm Report this Post to the Staff
nalaberong Pillar of the Community Canada 2805 Posts	Posted 08/10/2013 4:35 pm They're like snowshoes, but for high explosives. Report this Post to the Staff
sarkany Pillar of the Community Canada 864 Posts	Posted 08/10/2013 5:13 pm From the land of the Bluenose....not sure if it is real or a photo shop! Report this Post to the Staff
MetDet71 Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 1570 Posts	Posted 08/10/2013 8:26 pm LOL! loving the plastic figure thing! If only the troops that have to do the mine detecting for real could be so robust. You will never soar like an eagle if you hang around with turkeys..... Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 08/11/2013 01:32 am A cousin had his arse badly injured, when he stepped on a mine in Vietnam. Very lucky, he can still walk, and is a dad. HIS dad survived a Lancaster bomber crash in WW2, needed crutches for the rest of his life. Do mine searchers use iron underpants these days? I think that it would be safer to look for mines with a P3 Orion. Report this Post to the Staff
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