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Imagine the smell. (lemmy.world)

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

Aren't the dogs trained to sniff out regular explosives?

[–] [email protected] 36 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Generally speaking, police dogs are trained to alert on command and are not used for actual investigation.

Yes, SAR dogs exist and properly trained dogs exist as well. However, the overwhelming evidence shows dogs are not a reliable tool when used by police.

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 4 months ago

Cop: say woof.

Dog: what, right now?

Cop: yeah.

Dog: but I don't smell anything...

Cop: I'll give you a treat.

Dog: woof woof woof!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Most of the airports in the US have some sort or chemical detector too. I always get my hands swapped going through PDX because I brought so scary looking circuit boards with my carryon 5 years ago.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 months ago (1 children)

What do they swap them with?

Are they shipped separately?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

It’s been a few years, but they are white round pads, probably 3 inches wide. I’m not sure what’s on the pad, probably a solvent of some kind.

The pads go in a machine about the size of an larger microwave oven which I believe uses NMR to scan for nitrates and other kinds of explosive residue.

It was a pair of highschool level sumo robots, lots of wires and motors and gears.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

In case you haven't realised, the correct word is swab/swabbed. You are being made fun of for swapping the correct word for a different word.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

I think you mean swabbing the correct word.