https://freerepublic.com/tag/divining/ en-us Sat, 30 Jan 2010 03:23:50 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2440555/posts They say truth is stranger than fiction. Since 2008, Iraq’s military and police have utilized a divining rod (err, a “bomb detection device”) known as the ADE 651 to detect explosives. With no electrical components and no scientific basis for its effectiveness, the ADE 651 has undoubtedly cost countless lives. Thus, justice was served when its creator, Jim McCormick, was arrested on suspicion of fraud. The 53-year-old former UK police officer was taken into custody last week, and his device banned for export. ADE 651The ADE 651 looks like a barcode scanner with a rod attached to the end. Truth... ECN https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2440555/posts#comment Sat, 30 Jan 2010 03:23:50 GMT