THE PINK PANTHER

摘要

Forget expensive alarm systems and formidable fencing to fend of potential plant thieves from construction sites. Boffins at Birmingham University have had a much cheaper idea: paint your diggers bright pink. "Criminals don't generally want to go to the bother of repainting a vehicle. They want to steal and sell on plant as quickly as possible. They are after a fast profit with minimal hassle," says Professor David Edwards. Turning a pink digger into a yellow one is not going to be easy for thieves. One problem, though - if everyone takes up this idea, and all diggers are pink, then won't we just be back to square one?