[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Silly String saving the lives of our troops

Posted: 2/26/2007 6:28:58 PM EDT

Just saw a segment on our local news.

Troops are using Silly String to locate trip wires when they clear houses in the dark. The sting shoots out about 10 feet from the can, and is too light to trip the wires, and allows them to be seen.

Posted: 2/26/2007 6:30:07 PM EDT

[#1]

Wow great idea.

Posted: 2/26/2007 6:30:38 PM EDT

[#2]

No kidding?? Makes sense--but I would have never thought of it.

Posted: 2/26/2007 6:30:44 PM EDT

[#3]

They aught to give the guy that figured that out a medal.

SW

Posted: 2/26/2007 6:31:18 PM EDT

[#4]

Ingenious!

Posted: 2/26/2007 6:32:22 PM EDT

[#5]

this is not news.
AITES already makes a MOLLE silly string carrier.

Posted: 2/26/2007 6:34:43 PM EDT

[#6]

Quoted:
this is not news.
AITES already makes a MOLLE silly string carrier.

www.aitesusa.com/images/600_AITES_PN_5085_SPRAY.jpg

That is tacticool.

Posted: 2/26/2007 6:35:46 PM EDT

[#7]

At least 6 months old, no?

Posted: 2/26/2007 10:57:30 PM EDT

[#8]

Quoted:
At least 6 months old, no?

Older..they been doing it for years.

Posted: 2/26/2007 11:02:38 PM EDT

[#9]

And to think it has other uses besides simulating ejaculate at frat parties!

Posted: 2/26/2007 11:06:23 PM EDT

[#10]

Yeah, actually old news.
For a brief period when troops were first going through government installations in Iraq I saw it listed on those care package lists to send troops. I never hear about it now though.

Posted: 2/26/2007 11:27:03 PM EDT

[#11]

Back in the good old days, we just took captured enemy and shoved them across suspect areas.

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Silly String saving the lives of our troops

Warning

Confirm Action

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Silly String saving the lives of our troops

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Silly String saving the lives of our troops