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I've always wondered why the bombs often portrayed in movies weren't designed according to those same principles. It seems that it is indeed possible to make it

I've always wondered why the bombs often portrayed in movies weren't designed according to those same principles. It seems that it is indeed possible to make it completely tamper proof.

yetihehe 11y ago
Maybe exactly not to give possible bombers good ideas...
- murbard2 11y ago
  More prosaically because it allows the hero to defuse the bomb at the last minute. But it always pinches my suspension of disbelief when it happens.
  - Digit-Al 11y ago
    Yeah. Why does the hero always defuse the bomb with exactly one second to spare?
kazinator 11y ago
Indeed. One thing you can have is a microcontroller inside with a timer, which allows for some final assembly steps. Say you have five minutes to close some panel and tighten some screws, after which, any further movement will trigger the detonator.
tsotha 11y ago
Nothing is truly tamper proof, but you could make it an order of magnitude harder to diffuse. There's a MacGyver episode from 1986 ("Countdown") that involved a bomb extortion plot that was, in retrospect, almost certainly inspired by this event.