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The mine roller looked to be made of three parts: the black core (expensive); the plastic plates (very cheap); and the bamboo poles (cheap as shit). Provided
by daniel-cussen 14y ago
The mine roller looked to be made of three parts: the black core (expensive); the plastic plates (very cheap); and the bamboo poles (cheap as shit).
Provided the weight came mostly from the core and the core never itself got blown up, I'd saw it can clear more than a couple of land mines for the money. Perhaps, a land mine per plastic plate, and if an NGO is paying for Afghani wages, you can roll that baby all day.
Bonus: it creates a relatively "safe" path in its footstep.
- nosse 14y agoHow do you track where it has been? Does it matter if you blow some mines, if you don't make a single square feet of guarantee mine-free soil?
- epo 14y agoRegrettably the only "safe" place is the location where any mine actually exploded, couple of feet away, not so much. The haphazard nature of the exploration is the big issue and using this would most likely give people a false sense of security. This is an interesting piece of lo-tech design created with the very best of intentions, but it is essentially useless and may even be harmful.