ADE 651
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The ADE 651 is a fraudulent bomb detector produced by the British company Advanced Tactical Security & Communications Ltd. It was claimed to detect many substances, such as drugs or explosives, from l
An ADE 651 device in 2016
An Iraqi federal policeman in 2008 using an ADE 651
Photo of ADE 100 taken at QEDcon 2016
Iraqi Interior Minister Jawad al-Bulani, who defended the use of the ADE 651.
James Randi
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James Randi was a Canadian-American stage magician, author, and scientific skeptic who extensively challenged paranormal and pseudoscientific claims. He was the co-founder of the Committee for Skeptic
ADE 651
…responsiveness of the ADE 651 was due to fragrances containing traces of the explosive substance RDX. The veteran Canadian-American skeptic and magician James Randi publicly offered one million dollars to anyone who can prove the device's effectiveness as far back as October 2008. Randi issued a statement calling…
Randi c. 1990s
A fork bent by Randi
Randi using sleight of hand to duplicate "psychic surgery" on his Open Media series for ITV in 1991
Randi speaking at the first CSICOP Conference, in Buffalo, New York, 1983