Is it because, one of the wires when cut, makes the bomb explode?
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Most machines are made ‘fail safe’, meaning they will shut down if some part of the system fails. Think of a lawnmower – you have to hold down the handle for it to work. That’s so if the owner say collapses while using it, it doesn’t continue to spin it’s lethal blade. A bomb designer, depending on the level of evil, could have designed their bomb around the opposite principle. The circuit or mechanism is actually *preventing* the bomb from going off, so it will explode of the interrupted.
If this is the case, bomb disposal needs to be carefully planned and carried out. More likely, they will detonate it under controlled conditions.
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