Re:Why Lie Detector Tests Can’t Be Trusted
by throwaway344534 on Tuesday July 30, 2019 @11:32AM
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I'm gonna have to call BS on that. Finding water accidentally is astronomically more likely than finding a bomb.
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Re:Why Lie Detector Tests Can’t Be Trusted
by daveFNbuck on Wednesday July 31, 2019 @12:14AM
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Unblinded tests mean that the tester knows where the bomb is. Imagine you have a bomb on a table. Someone brings a bomb detector over and when they point it at the bomb, it indicates that a bomb is detected. Point it away, and it stops. This is a very convincing demonstration if you don't suspect shenanigans.