Friday, September 21, 2007

A bomb or not a bomb?


I think they need to post a sign at Logan saying that home made electronics is not acceptable.

A female MIT student wore a breadboard with LEDs wired to a 9V battery on her jacket to Logan airport while picking up her boyfriend from a red-eye flight. The student, whose name is Star, was arrested at a gunpoint. All the mass media described a "fake bomb" arrest. The photos above from the Boston Channel and the Machinist. More info at MIT The Tech

2 comments:

Sergei Winitzki said...

Maybe I'm behind the times, but... what exactly is a "breadboard" and why was she wearing it?

Nicholas Sushkin said...

Did you read the original article? Anyway, breadboard is this plastic board with holes they use almost everywhere for teaching circuits. You can mount your electronic components (resistors and such) into the holes and connect them with wires. She was a freshman with interests in electronics and arts, she made an artsy piece of electronics and was wearing it like jewelry.