Apparently the father is an activist and ran for the President of Syria a couple of times. I think this was done as a political stunt.
Rory From: Af [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Sean Heskett Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2015 3:34 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Hmmmm I saw a teevee interview with the kid and honestly he seemed like the super nerdy kid (like myself) who would disassemble stuff and reassemble it to make it better or "more cool". He really did not seem provocative or anything. He was super excited to show off his "invention". Granted to us "expert" adults his invention seems like just a repackaging but give the kid a break, he's 14 and has probably just learned about electronics and such. That was my take on the revere engineering article and the news interview. 2 cents -Sean On Tuesday, September 22, 2015, Chuck McCown <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: That reverse engineering article lead me to wonder if the kid was trying to be provocative. From: Bill Prince<javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');> Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2015 4:17 PM To: [email protected]<javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Hmmmm Hmmm indeed. When I saw that (maybe 2 seconds of viewing time) on the evening news, I came away with two things. One, where's the alleged explosive? and Two, that's not even a MacGiver'ed clock, it's merely a commercial "clock" that's been partially disassembled. My conclusion? The teacher and the police are idiots. bp <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> On 9/22/2015 2:00 PM, Chuck McCown wrote: http://blogs.artvoice.com/techvoice/2015/09/17/reverse-engineering-ahmed-mohameds-clock-and-ourselves/
