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deathputt4birdie145 karma

Thanks for the answers. I think /u/squidonthebass was also asking about RDX, which is a different chemical than TNT. Can your rats detect this or other nitroamine explosives? Or has that not been a factor so far.

deathputt4birdie132 karma

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100% agreed - I've enjoyed the hell out of my half case of 2011 Esporao Assobio Douro ($8.99 special) but my supply is running low. Time to branch out to Daos. Got any recommendations?

deathputt4birdie116 karma

Hi Tess

Your website states that rats were sent to Cambodia for the first time this April. Can you report on their progress? It seems like demining Cambodia is a never-ending task. Do you have plans to send more rats?

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deathputt4birdie52 karma

Thanks for the link. Interesting paper all around. I for one would welcome sniffer rats at the airport but I imagine a lot of obstacles to overcome.

Rats trained on a variety of chemicals can be useful in detecting different types of explosives; however, as with dogs, other than the fact the something dangerous is present, rats are not able to tell the handler whether smokeless powder or RDX was detected.

Unable to distinguish between gunpowder and RDX, more like. Seems like they can detect them with proper training.

Doesn't matter much since it seems like the majority of mines are either TNT or RDX/TNT mixes.

deathputt4birdie50 karma

Thanks for replying. You guys are doing great work.

EDIT: deathputt sometimes needs to think before posting