szczys writes: You see them all the time in movies and TV shows, but is that what an actual bomb looks like? Probably not… here’s what a real bomb looks like. This story stems from a millionaire gone bust from gambling addiction who decided to extort riches back from the casino. He built a bomb and got it into the building, then ransomed the organization for $3 million. The FBI documented the mechanisms in great detail — including the 8 independent trigger systems that made it impossible for them to disarm the thing. The design was so nefarious it’s still used today as a training tool.
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