Talk:Booby trap

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Not all booby traps are military... some are created by very paranoid individuals. -- EmperorBMA / ブリイアン 07:23, 6 Feb 2004 (UTC)

What is the etymology of this phrase? -Speedeep 19:06, Nov 23, 2004 (UTC)

I think it comes from the trap's intent to insnare foolish people; "boobies" being fools. I'm not sure enough about this to add it to the article though. Noit 06:20, 7 Apr 2005 (UTC)
heheh, booby -Gerwo

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[edit] What is a "booby"?

The link to the page for "booby" should be removed. I'm quite certain that birds are entirely unrelated to this topic.

Agreed -- removed. --Mrwojo 18:07, 24 December 2005 (UTC)

a booby is something on a women (Esskater11 14:55, 10 June 2007 (UTC))

[edit] General usage

I think the first sentence should indicate that this concept exists in general usage beyond the military. A booby trap set up by the typical college student, for example, typically involves a bucket, water, a door, and no disintegrations. Non-military booby traps are commonly seen in movies too, playing a big part in Home Alone, The Goonies, and Indiana Jones. --Mrwojo 18:07, 24 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Pot Growers

Those people growing illegal drugs also use these things to keep out intruders and Law Enforcement. Martial Law 10:44, 21 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Copyright

There is whole paragraph directly quoted from TIME magazine - I'd be surprised if that were public domain:

"The Palestinian fighters had made their own preparations. Booby traps had been laid in the streets of both the camp and the town, ready to be triggered if an Israeli foot or vehicle snagged a tripwire. Some of the bombs were huge—as much as 250 lb (110 kg) of explosives, compared with the 25 lb (11 kg) a typical suicide bomber uses. On Day 2 of the battle, when the town had been secured but the fight in the camp was just beginning, an armored Caterpillar D9 bulldozer rolled along a three-quarter-mile (1.2 km) stretch of the main street to clear booby traps. An Israeli Engineering Corps officer logged 124 separate explosions set off by the vehicle, which was undamaged. In the camp, the explosive charges were even more densely packed, and tunnels had been dug between houses so that Palestinian fighters could move around without exposing themselves on the street. [1]"--Wikipeder 18:53, 29 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] booby traps in movies and pyramids

i think a mention should be made about booby traps in indiana jones and in real life pyramids as well. any agreement?

[edit] Contradiction

The article said in the first line that grenades and land mines are examples of booby traps, and then in the next paragraph has a long explanation on why land mines are different than booby traps. I removed the parenthetical that said "such as landmines or grenades" from the first sentence. Note also that it said "landmines" whereas "land mines" is used elsewhere.

[edit] Criminal use

It is a FACT that criminals use them, especially those growing Pot, making METH, keeping out intruders tresspassing on property owned by private armies. Some are shotguns rigged to tripwires, others are holes filled with punji stakes. Designs vary. I have seen a news broadcast in which local police had found some Pot growers, pot and booby traps, mostly shotguns rigged to shoot intruders. 65.163.115.254 (talk) 21:55, 21 May 2008 (UTC)