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(Message started by: B14CK5H33P on Jan 28^th, 2007, 2:39am)

Title: Silly String - A Lifesaver For Troops?
Post by B14CK5H33P on Jan 28^th, 2007, 2:39am

It's true! Check it out:

Not So Silly String In Iraq

Sunday, Nov. 19, 2006 By ELLIN MARTENS Article

American troops in Iraq have become masters of improvisation, like bolting jury-rigged armor to humvees to shield themselves from sniper fire and shrapnel. Lately, an even more novel item has joined their battle kits. Stratford, N.J., mom Marcelle Shriver recently got a call from her son Todd requesting ... Silly String. Marines working with his unit in Iraq had shown the Army combat engineer how it can be used to detect trip wires. Before searching buildings, for example, personnel spray doorways from at least 10 ft. away with streams of foam--and see if they're snagged by barely visible wires, which are often affixed to bombs. The Army acknowledges the off-label use, and Marine spokesman Captain Jay Delarosa says, "We force Marine trainees to improvise." Shriver is raising money to mail string to Iraq (aerosol cans are haz-mat and costly to ship). So the next time you waste string at a party, remember it could save a life.

Here is the article link:
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1561143,00.html

Peace,
Carl D