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Explosion During Operation Desert Storm

Mine Kafon: Wind-blown landmine clearance

Source: BBC

Believe it or not, design can be a matter of life or death. Learn about a device based on wind-blown toys that was exhibited in the Museum of Modern Art on its way to saving lives in the designer’s native Afghanistan.

This entry was posted in A Matter of Life or Death and tagged Technology on July 1, 2016 by Mikki Gibson.

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