How to remove a lightbulb using a kid’s dart is described as “a high tech process to remove a light bulb without damaging latent prints using a toy dart” (some dry humour is always a good thing in forensic science) – this is the sort of forensic technique that is not only interesting but extremely useful….and it’s exactly how it sounds!

Other useful videos on the same page include How to lift a dusted fingerprint off a body or a live person and How to use a stun gun as an electrostatic dust lifter. These videos are short and highly informative. Recommended viewing for the interested and the budding crime scene investigator.