July 23, 2005

Ok, I want one of these for the house..

bombbag.jpg We were shopping today at the Victoria & Albert Wharf, which pays homage to everything scary and sad about American mall culture. Dropped into the place, you'd never know you weren't in any largish U.S. city. Well, that's true until you spy some of the accoutrements. I snapped this pic with my phone camera. If you can't make out the details, let me enlighten you. It's a "Bomb Bag" used to deaden the blast of an explosive device and minimize injury to those close by. Even more intriguing is the set of diagrams beneath which show how to recognize Limpet mines and Soviet SRM's. Are those really in use in public places here? Finally, something really odd to write home about. Posted by cbrown at July 23, 2005 9:22 PM