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[–] [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.