Talk:Time bomb

Hollywood Myth

Whats about the reocurring hollywood-cliche about red and green wires to be pulled. Where does it come from? -- Neatlittleeraser 20:41, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

probably some old movie.--Crucible Guardian 03:58, 7 July 2006 (UTC)

Other Uses

Should the article specify that logic bombs are only refered to as "time bombs" when they are set to occur at a specific time? Logic bombs are more general and occur when any condition is met.

cookbook

I haven't read the book, but mentionning The Anarchist Cookbook seems right. --Julien 04:03, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

Suggestion

The article states that a TPU is simple enough for a child to make. Found a very similiar paragraph in [A SECRET HISTORY OF THE IRA] by Ed Moloney (the IRA were the main users of such TPUs). "The device, known as a timing power unit (TPU), was simple to operate and safe enough for a child to use...." A bit trivial I know, but I'd like to change it... Shuichi06 16:09, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

how to make a time bomb

When I was reading this article, I noticed that it was oddly specific in some aspects. It gave tips on how to make a better time bomb. Am I the only one who thinks this is an article on how to make a time bomb? Bubbleboys 13:39, 8 February 2007 (UTC)

I agree, and added the {{Inappropriate tone|date=December 2007}} tag because of it. All that it's lacking, it seems, are the specifics like amounts of materials/chemicals and such. It's basically a very general how-to. Wyatt Riot 00:43, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

Renamed

There are a lot other uses for the term, and as some articles were incorrectly referring to "Time bomb (explosive)". I moved the name from "Time bomb" to "Time bomb (explosive)" and changed the links in any articles I could find in What Links here, when it was relevant. Hervegirod 11:23, 14 April 2007 (UTC)

The predominant and original meaning of "Time bomb" is surely the explosive device, so I think "Time bomb (explosive)" should be moved back to "Time bomb". If links elsewhere are faulty, then those other links should be fixed (via a bot or AWB if there are a large number). Any comments?--A bit iffy 12:39, 14 April 2007 (UTC)

I agree and have done it. Hervegirod if you still want to make the move please put in a WP:RM --Philip Baird Shearer 22:13, 15 April 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for that Philip.--A bit iffy 07:00, 16 April 2007 (UTC)

guide?

This article reads like a guide on how to time bomb. Some would probably find that inappropriate.

Original Research

Anyone want to tackle (either add references for or remove) the vast amounts of original research in this article? I can probably get to it in a few days if nobody else does, but I have a feeling that this is going back to stub status. Wyatt Riot 22:48, 23 September 2007 (UTC)

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Wires

In movies and TV shows, bomb defusers trying to defuse time bombs are often faced with two wires, not knowing which to cut to avoid the bomb going off. Is this an accurate part of time bomb construction and defusing? Badagnani (talk) 05:46, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

Improvised?

Since when does a time bomb have to be "improvised"? A time bomb is a bomb that's triggered by a timer. It doesn't matter how it was made. —Codrdan (talk) 19:21, 13 February 2010 (UTC)

Popular culture section ......

I am thinking it may be beneficial to make a reference to timebombs being a common plot device in works of fiction, but otherwise removing the 'In popular culture' section. A laundry list of films, video games, etc. that feature (a) timebomb(s) doesn't lend much with respect to covering the topic.--Surv1v4l1st ^{(Talk|Contribs)} 02:25, 2 October 2010 (UTC)

Agreed. Binksternet (talk) 07:21, 4 October 2010 (UTC)