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Friday, September 21, 2007 12:00 AM

Is Star Simpson's "fake bomb" just an art jacket?

An MIT student wanted to stand out on career day by wearing a jacket that lights up. Airport cops nearly killed her for it.
By Farhad Manjoo

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  • Friday, September 21, 2007 02:06 PM

    Playdough??

    "Why are Boston police terrified of LEDs [and soft, plastic substance, and 9-volt batteries, and . . . ]?"

    I mean, it's not like anything bad ever happened at Logan, is it?

    Sorry, folks. If the story is right, she did not just roll out of bed and slip into the first thing she saw: she was trying to "stand out on career day." And, if she was indeed screwing around with Playdough while she had circuitry attached to her, then she was (sigh) "asking for it."

    Maybe she should have been Tasered.

    —Anonymous

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