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Silly String Used in the Military
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Silly String has been used in the military to find IEDs and tripwires. One mother even organized a drive to send 80,000 cans of Silly String to troops in Iraq.
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ChapterSilly String Used in the Military
EpisodeSilly String: Disaster in a Can
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During the war in Iraq, the U.S. military used Silly String to find IEDs and tripwires.
34:09 - 36:02 (01:53)
military
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During the war in Iraq, the U.S. military used Silly String to find IEDs and tripwires. In 2007, a New Jersey woman collected about 80,000 cans of Silly String to send to the troops, although she faced challenges shipping it to them.