Things That Don't Go Bang

Things That Don’t Go Bang

We’ve all been in those situations,

When we find something that’s too good to be true,

But you’d think scientists were better than that,

When they’re up against something quite new.

There’s governments all over the world

Been taken in by a load of old flim-flam,

By buying an explosives detector,

That’s was clearly no more than a scam.

You’d think that they’d put these things to the test,

You’d expect them to conduct some sort of trial,

That they’d be looking at the documentation,

Seeking out the results that are on file.

Yet this thing with no moving parts,

Which would be clear to the dumbest detective,

Had no basis whatever in science,

And its efficacy was entirely defective!

Apart from the millions that were spent,

Thousands of lives were placed at great risk.

And all this for something quite hopeless,

And as much use as a kitchen whisk!

Which just goes to show – you need to be careful:

Don’t believe all the hype in great store –

Check out everything quite properly,

And remember – caveat emptor!

Copyright Andy Fawthrop 2013