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Iain Churches wrote:
"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message
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In article ,
Keith G wrote:

I worked on a prog once where the plot revolved around unexploded home
made bombs. And hinged on the fact that the timers had been bought in
a bubble pack of four from a DIY store. The ones they showed were -
standard plug in mains timers with synchronous motors. But the bombs
which exploded weren't plugged into the mains...

Artistic licence?

Poor research by the art department. Plenty of engineers around they could
have asked - even if they couldn't find something on the web.

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