Low-cost Solution to Clearing Afghan Landmines
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#2That is a very cool gizmo. I could see rolling hundreds of them across the minefields, collect them on the other side and do it again.
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#3The masterstroke of this design is that it creates a time vortex when the windspeed reaches 88.5 miles per hour, sending it back to 1997 to crush Bill Clinton to death so that his successor ratifies the Ottawa Treaty banning landmine sales from the United States of America.
Thousands of lives saved by such simple engineering!
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#4Combine them with a GPS sensor (accurate enough?) and track the area that they've covered on a map.
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#5Combine them with a GPS sensor (accurate enough?) and track the area that they've covered on a map.
If that doesn't work, maybe some sort of paint drip system in the legs?
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#7If this guy had a Kickstarter project I'd back it in an instant.
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#8As noted in the reddit thread on this:
This isn't to be used alone for clearing minefields - as it's not going to get 100% coverage. It's still a useful tool for surveying minefields or perhaps doing a cheap first-pass before sending in pricey equipment
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#9These things look rad. If there was some way to keep track of the landmines detonated per Mine Kafo I could totally see making a game out of this. Donate $10 and get your name on a rolling mine clearer. Live scoreboard keeps track of mines cleared!
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#10This is a great solution, but it seems like it is designed to follow a random path (that is, where the wind blows). How do you prevent this from creating a false sense of security, when in fact there are areas of the desert which have not been tested?
I remember when I was little I built a small platform high up in a tree. My father refused to let me put a rail around it, because the sort of rail I could build would not be enough to stop a fall and would only encourage a sense of complacency.
Of course, I do not mean this as a criticism of the design, but merely as a path for future exploration.