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...words he was very careful not to use in the same sentence: Flight 800. Wiring problems have been found in the TWA jet that exploded back in August 1996, and the presence of 350-volt wires next to the overheated fuel tanks is the most popular explanation in town...
...victims got into the act. Now Air Taser's Auto Taser, a $250 steering-wheel lock, lets vengeful car owners dole out their own brand of punishment against would-be thieves. If break-in artists ignore the Auto Taser's wailing alarm, they're greeted with a 50,000-volt "nonlethal" electric shock. Talk about a sting operation...
...bomb-making paraphernalia in his apartment. Investigators said Leary, an unemployed former computer technician, likely intended to have the bomb go off on the subway while it crossed an underwater tunnel from Manhattan to Brooklyn -- after he had disembarked. But the device -- made with two mayonnaise jars, gasoline, 9-volt batteries and a kitchen timer -- went off before he got away, engulfing the stopped train in flames and melting his own sneakers onto his feet. Leary and two others remained in critical condition this afternoon. Wednesday's incident was Leary's second attempt to cash in, police said, citing notes...
WHRB, Harvard's student radio station, is slated to move into the basement of Pennypacker this summer, thanks to a transformer volt installed in Hurlbut courtyard...
Last year 23 Japanese traveling abroad met crime-related deaths. This year Griptone, a Japanese travel-goods company, has opened a store in Osaka, Japan, for the safety-conscious Japanese tourist. Merchandise includes an attache case that gives thieves within 170 ft. a 40-volt electric shock, and safety vests ranging from ice-pick proof to bulletproof. Americans visiting Osaka from New York City might want to pick up a few Griptone products for when they get home...