Hovercraft and landmines

[Sciroccology]

Having watched "Layer Cake", I fancied a bit of Bond action, so stuck "Die Another Day" on.

In the first scene, Colonel Moon insists that his hovercraft will glide over the multitude of landmines placed in North Korea.

Would they though? Surely the down-draught would set them off? Or something?

[Eric Mc]

Most mines these days are set off by the presence of the magnetic field of a nearby object - they have been since before WW2. So a large metal vessel such as a hovercraft passing overhead would still set one off.

[Gylen]

I suspect you are right but that is probably the least of my technical worries about this film - glad they got Bond back on track with Casino Royale...Kite surfing a tsunami FFS???!!

[Eddh]

wound an aeroplane on a convayer belt would it take off?

[anonymous-user]

Eddh said:

wound an aeroplane on a convayer belt would it take off?

In English please, old boy

[cronk-flakes]

garyhun said:

Eddh said:

wound an aeroplane on a convayer belt would it take off?

In English please, old boy

[NickyTwoHats]

If you wounded an aeroplane on a conveyor belt would it take off in an effort to escape?

[Sciroccology]

Eric Mc said:

Most mines these days are set off by the presence of the magnetic field of a nearby object - they have been since before WW2. So a large metal vessel such as a hovercraft passing overhead would still set one off.

Thought as much Eric, thanks. Some artistic license there then? That's a first in a Bond film.

By the way, I'm assuming that the plural of hovercraft is "hovercraft". Am I right? Hovercrafts sounds just plain wrong.