Tom the Dancing Bug by Ruben Bolling for September 25, 2015
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Unpopular Mechanics the magazine for young muslim american makers This week: How to Build a clock Heres what you'll need" * LED digital display * Circuit Board * Soldering kit * 9 volt battery * Sharpie pen * Lawyer's phone number *Earplugs *Hobby Light high Grease 1. Insert earplugs as you bring your supplies home, to drown out the calls of middle school bullies. bomb Builder! Terrorist! 2. Assemble your clock using the regular instructions for normal, non muslim kids. 3. Before you bring your clock to school, apply hobby light high grease to your wrists to avoid handcuff chafing. 4.write the phone number of your lawyer on you arm in case your possessions are confiscated before you are brought into custody. 5. Now you're ready to show your device at your school. Say Clearly "This is a clock". Keep your hands visible and be prepared to be tackled. 6. Do not speak to the police until your parents, legal representatives and various celebrity tweeters have been engaged in the process. Congratulations! you've completed and electronics project as a young muslim American. Next: Create a Volcano using just paper- cache baking soda vinegar, and $200 ball money.
Well, looks like i get to play devils advocate today!
First off, he didnt make that clock, its a radio shack clock from 1980 he just ripped the guts out of and stuffed haphazardly into a pencil case.
Second, he knew it looked like a bomb, tried to make it not look like one, and said as much in an interview,
Third, they never thought he had a bomb, they were more worried about his “activist” parents than him.