World's worst hobby can be most dangerous job

James Hathaway says: "Just read your post on metal detection being the world's worst hobby. In many parts of the world it is also the world's worst vocation, at least the most dangerous. Poor people in areas of post-conflict will often fashion home made detectors to seek out bomb fragments and even LIVE bombs to dismantle and sell.

"In the link below I tell of running into a boy with scavenging for metal with such a detector in central Vietnam:

"Sadly, many Vietnamese are severely injured or killed while tampering with live ordnance. My organization, Clear Path International, assists those that are injured. Link

"I thought as a techie you might like to see more up close pics of the boy's homemade detector. I have some pics up on Flickr here."