Defusing a Bomb

[00:01.10] It was kind of a coincidence this past week
[00:02.55] There was a movie on bomb disposals in Germany
[00:06.00] And then there was an item in the paper about this plane flying along
[00:10.41] And somehow a bomb came loose and fell
[00:13.50] It didn't explode — it landed
[00:14.81] And they had to send out an expert team to disarm the bomb
[00:17.93] And it's always an expert, courageous team of men who disarm these bombs
[00:22.20] And I got to wondering what would happen if a team of non-experts
[00:26.64] Ever tried to disarm one of these bombs
[00:30.56] I picture a small coastal city — very small, with a beach
[00:35.40] And we see the police chief
[00:38.23] He's sitting in his office
[00:39.42] Expecting nothing more than a phone call from one of his patrolmen on the beach
[00:43.66] And I think it would go something like this
[00:45.73] Hello? Lieutenant Stevenson here
[00:49.06] Patrolman Hackmaster. Oh, hello, Willie
[00:53.60] You're a little late reporting, aren't you, Willie?
[00:57.90] You found a shell on the beach?
[01:08.36] You think that's unusual, do you, Willie — finding a shell on a beach?
[01:13.58] It's not that kind of shell?
[01:19.40] What's the matter, Willie?
[01:20.65] Doesn't it sound like the ocean when you hold it up to your ear?
[01:23.74] Oh, that kind of shell
[01:29.75] Well, I'll tell you what — I'll send somebody out in the morning
[01:32.05] See, I was kind of hoping that was your watch making that noise, Willie
[01:42.75] I'm going to give it to you straight, Willie
[01:44.99] You got a live one there
[01:47.15] Willie, don't hang up!
[01:51.21] That's an order, Willie!
[01:52.78] And stop that whining
[01:58.62] You're perfectly safe, Willie— there's nothing to worry about as long as it's ticking
[02:10.33] When it stops ticking... that's something else again, Willie
[02:13.95] Now listen, Willie — get control of yourself
[02:16.36] You and I are going to disarm that thing
[02:17.88] I've got the instruction manual
[02:20.90] Well, no, I'm not coming down there, Willie
[02:24.29] I can't just leave the office anytime I want to, Willie
[02:29.62] No — don't bring it in here, Willie! No!
[02:32.23] Now look, Willie, I'm taking just as big a chance as you are
[02:37.98] This is my responsibility
[02:41.08] If that thing goes off, it's me they're going to want to talk to — not you
[02:50.01] All right now, Willie, describe it to me
[02:53.50] It sounds like some kind of torpedo, Willie
[02:58.46] It must be one of ours
[03:00.43] Are there any markings on it?
[03:02.16] It says Made in Japan, huh?
[03:06.02] Well, it still could be one of ours, Willie
[03:09.95] Is there a serial number or anything like that on it?
[03:17.46] (X5307) Let me look that up — just a minute
[03:22.29] Oh boy, you found a beauty there, Willie
[03:28.78] You know how powerful that baby is?
[03:31.76] Six city blast, Willie
[03:35.68] What do you mean you'll call me back?
[03:40.17] There's a telephone booth seven blocks away?
[03:43.33] Willie!
[03:44.21] Now stop that whining, Willie
[03:49.25] Willie, I know this is dangerous
[03:53.34] But if we can save one human life
[03:55.08] That's the way you feel about it, huh?
[04:05.25] Willie, get control of yourself now
[04:06.59] Listen, Willie according to this, there's a
[04:09.32] How long has that thing been ticking?
[04:13.49] About five, six minutes, huh?
[04:16.73] Nothing, Willie, nothing!
[04:22.59] We're just going to have to work a little faster than I thought
[04:26.95] Now, according to the manual here
[04:30.23] About six inches from the tail end, there's a plate
[04:32.37] Yeah, it's held on by four screws
[04:35.88] Now it says and this is very important
[04:39.15] This plate should be removed with an LT-507 screwdriver
[04:44.76] With a plastic handle and a demagnetized head
[04:49.36] You don't have one, huh?
[04:53.36] Use a coin then, Willie
[04:58.56] Okay, you got it off, Willie
[05:03.23] Boy, that thing sure is complicated in there, isn't it?
[05:05.70] I can't make heads or tails out of this
[05:11.24] No, don't worry, Willie
[05:12.56] I'll get that thing fixed if it's the last
[05:14.25] We'll take care of it. Don't worry about it
[05:18.39] Listen, Willie there's kind of a little
[05:21.84] Oh, hooch-a-ma-jigger in there, a wheel of some kind
[05:27.53] Why don't you try turning the wheel, Willie?
[05:30.85] Oh, I don't know — turn it to the left, see what happens
[05:37.21] Yeah, I can hear it now, Willie
[05:38.68] It's ticking a lot faster, isn't it?
[05:41.57] You better turn it back, Willie
[05:45.23] Okay, let's see
[05:46.94] Listen, there are two wires here
[05:49.52] It says here, under no conditions
[05:52.01] (Somebody spilled coffee all over this thing.)
[05:56.59] One is kind of a grayish blue
[05:59.61] And the other one's kind of a bluish gray, Willie
[06:06.54] Willie, who are you talking to there?
[06:10.37] A little boy?
[06:12.06] Willie, get him out of there!
[06:13.82] If that thing goes off, we're—
[06:18.23] He says it's his?
[06:20.08] It's a toy torpedo?
[06:25.89] Willie, let me talk to the kid, will you?
[06:29.60] He ran down to the beach with it?
[06:31.74] Willie, I think you better come into the office
[06:33.56] We ought to have a little talk
[06:35.57] You hung me up here for ten minutes because the kid
[06:38.19] What was that noise, Willie
[06:45.22] The toy torpedo just sunk a fishing trawler, huh?
[06:49.79] Well, it's all right, Willie
[06:51.49] It's out of our hands now
[06:52.87] It's in the Coast Guard's
[06:54.53] Goodbye
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