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panlives Inner circle 2087 Posts |
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Woland Special user 680 Posts |
Thanks, panlives. These little guys really do sound like heroes!
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As an integral part of APOPO’s Mine Action Program, our MDRs go through a rigorous training process, where they learn to discriminate the scent of TNT and indicate its presence by scratching. (Being light-weight, there is no risk of the rats detonating the mines.) Initially, the rats search for a small containers with a small amount of TNT in them. From there they move on to detect surface-laid mines followed by buried mines covering increasingly larger areas until they are ready for an internal “blind” accreditation test. Upon successful completion of this test, the rats are deployed to APOPO’s in-country Mine Action Program. Prior to becoming operational, the rats have a period of acclimatization and are calibrated to the expected local mine type. They must pass a final external accreditation test under International Mine Action Standards (IMAS), supervised by the National Mine Action authority, before they become official Mine Detection Rats. Sounds like they'd make great pets: Quote:
•Rats have an exceptional sense of smell, and can be trained to detect explosives. Unlike metal detectors, they can detect both metal and plastic-cased landmines. The pictures at the site are great. |
critter Inner circle Spokane, WA 2653 Posts |
Rats do make great pets. But they are prone to developing pneumonia.
"The fool is one who doesn't know what you have just found out."
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Pakar Ilusi Inner circle 5777 Posts |
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On 2011-10-14 16:26, critter wrote: And Gang members plus the Mafia hate rats...
"Dreams aren't a matter of Chance but a matter of Choice." -DC-
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Woland Special user 680 Posts |
They've also trained these rats to detect the tubercle bacillus in sputum specimens . . . excellent for countries where there are no lab facilities . . . they could even be trained to detect the plague bacillus (see other thread) . . . .
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Chessmann Inner circle 4242 Posts |
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On 2011-10-17 12:21, Pakar Ilusi wrote: And James Cagney never talked about a dirty one.
My ex-cat was named "Muffin". "Vomit" would be a better name for her. AKA "The Evil Ball of Fur".
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critter Inner circle Spokane, WA 2653 Posts |
That's because rats are incredibly clean animals. Now those dirty possums on the other hand...
"The fool is one who doesn't know what you have just found out."
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Pakar Ilusi Inner circle 5777 Posts |
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On 2011-10-18 12:37, critter wrote: Beavers are sometimes hairy, dirty and smelly from my experience.
"Dreams aren't a matter of Chance but a matter of Choice." -DC-
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Chessmann Inner circle 4242 Posts |
You're dating the wrong women, Pakar.
My ex-cat was named "Muffin". "Vomit" would be a better name for her. AKA "The Evil Ball of Fur".
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Pakar Ilusi Inner circle 5777 Posts |
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On 2011-10-20 15:35, Chessmann wrote: Or petting the wrong beavers.
"Dreams aren't a matter of Chance but a matter of Choice." -DC-
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Chessmann Inner circle 4242 Posts |
!!!
My ex-cat was named "Muffin". "Vomit" would be a better name for her. AKA "The Evil Ball of Fur".
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