Re:Understatement? (Score 1)

As said by N.N. here - better than poking them. If the bomb don't go off when you shoot it i guess there is little chance that it is just a booby-trap.

And besides - what are the bomb-crew supposed to do? bring a ton of explosives and blow the POTENTIAL bomb just to be sure?

if it doesn't go off it's relatively safe to approach the device. if it blows, well then you know the answer - and at least you didn't ADD explosives to the blast.

i think i read that ordinary bomb-crew robots carry either a gun or a water-gun to induce explosion in potential bombs.