Phrenology, voice stress analysis, lie detectors, etc. - There's a long list of things that don't really work being used by law enforcement to help put lot of innocent people in prison.
Fingerprints might not be on the same level of fraudulent bullshit of the above, but they also shouldn't be the unquestionable end-all be-all of proof either.
Developed in the mid 1990s by South African designer Tony Neophytou, the Neostead 2000… was the first truly high-capacity shotgun put into production, with two magazine tubes over a single barrel… This configuration gave it a capacity of 12+1, and a selector switch allowed the shooter to control whether only one tube was fed...
They absolutely tested this beforehand lol, this was just showmanship to get departments to buy the vests. There are still companies that demonstrate like this actually (both with wearable armor and vehicle armor).
Bearing a large bony frill, three horns on the skull, and a large, four-legged body, exhibiting convergent evolution with bovines and rhinoceroses, Triceratops is one of the most recognizable of all dinosaurs and the best-known ceratopsian....
This was probably me with Smash Bros in college: Nobody in the dorms would play me after a certain point, but I'm sure I would've gotten my ass whooped by professionals.
TIL Dane Cook holds the record for the longest set at the Laugh Factory at 7 hours and 34 minutes on January 2, 2008. (en.wikipedia.org)
But was any of it actually funny?
Someone has been appointed as princess (lemmy.world)
There's some kind of use for this lighter I can't put my finger on... (lemmy.world)
AI discovers that not every fingerprint is unique (techxplore.com)
The Ubuntu Bros! (jemmy.jeena.net)
Hackers can infect network-connected wrenches to install ransomware (arstechnica.com)
Anon reflects on his life (mander.xyz)
He's ready for anything (startrek.website)
If the borg were a religion (lemmy.world)
Bullpup Pump Forward Double Magazine 12g - Neostead 2000 (1990s) (lemmy.world)
Developed in the mid 1990s by South African designer Tony Neophytou, the Neostead 2000… was the first truly high-capacity shotgun put into production, with two magazine tubes over a single barrel… This configuration gave it a capacity of 12+1, and a selector switch allowed the shooter to control whether only one tube was fed...
GET TO THE POINT (lemmy.world)
Portal Paradox (lemmy.world)
Check mate (lemmus.org)
"My turn next!" Testing bulletproof vests, 1923
Iced (lemmy.world)
Oof... (lemmy.world)
Not my Rule (slrpnk.net)
No holiday it can't be used for (lemmy.world)
A Triceratops femur (left) compared to that of an African elephant (right) (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
Bearing a large bony frill, three horns on the skull, and a large, four-legged body, exhibiting convergent evolution with bovines and rhinoceroses, Triceratops is one of the most recognizable of all dinosaurs and the best-known ceratopsian....
The two party system is broken (lemmy.zip)
It's a curse (lemmy.world)
Owning a business here must be fun (lemmy.world)
The Names of Thousands of Neo-Nazi Music Fans Just Got Leaked (www.vice.com)
Thousands of purveyors of neo-Nazi tunes just had their day ruined by a crew of enterprising Scandinavian anti-fascists.