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All I want is fricken' sharks with fricken' laser beams on their heads...

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/01032006/323/pentagon-mulling-stealth-sharks-patrol-seas-new-scientist.html

Read it and weep :eek:

That can't be good.

Make them flying stealth sharks and you've got something.

"Sorry sir, all we have are ill tempered mutated sea bass."

Holy crap. That should so be illegal. Seriously, shouldn't there be a ton of laws against something like that? Not that the Pentagon would care, I guess, but still.

There are already suspicions that sonar causes whales to beach themselves (http://archives.cnn.com/2000/NATURE/07/28/beached.whales/). This can't be healthy for the environment.

All I want is fricken' sharks with fricken' laser beams on their heads...

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/01032006/323/pentagon-mulling-stealth-sharks-patrol-seas-new-scientist.html

Read it and weep :eek:
Uh ... why would I want to "weep?"

This part of the article was highly interesting as well: "New Scientist says the DARPA work is controversial, but also points out that work with animal implants also has a potential benefit for medicine. Understanding more about the brain's electrical signals could one day result in implants to control a prosthetic limb to overcome paralysis."

There are already suspicions that sonar causes whales to beach themselves (http://archives.cnn.com/2000/NATURE/07/28/beached.whales/). This can't be healthy for the environment.
Since When did the military care about the environment? Gits.

*shakes head and looks at floor*

Why does the gov do this crap? I.;.. aAsfhasdjklf nevermind, forget it, I'm done.

another group tried something with sharks. they made a documentary about it; Deep Blue Sea i think it was...

Since When did the military care about the environment? Gits.
I'm not going to condemn the military as a whole for this--from what I understand, the idea that sonar and the beached whales were linked is a fairly new one. And I'd like to think, as the article points out, that this research could have some benefits for people with prosthetics. But I wonder why they can't do that research instead of doing what they're doing with the sharks.

Uh ... why would I want to "weep?"

This part of the article was highly interesting as well: "New Scientist says the DARPA work is controversial, but also points out that work with animal implants also has a potential benefit for medicine. Understanding more about the brain's electrical signals could one day result in implants to control a prosthetic limb to overcome paralysis."


Uh...Eut-a lot of folks would rather see the plan backfire and cause sharks to go on murderous man-eating rampages, than the have it succeed and help the pentagon and humanity. Then they'd have something to talk about that would make them feel good.

Uh ... why would I want to "weep?"

This part of the article was highly interesting as well: "New Scientist says the DARPA work is controversial, but also points out that work with animal implants also has a potential benefit for medicine. Understanding more about the brain's electrical signals could one day result in implants to control a prosthetic limb to overcome paralysis."
They already made a rat go left or right by remote control, and have taught monkeys to control robotic arms and even play games with their brainwaves. Brain controlled prosthetics and "bridges" from brain to muscle that overcome shattered or diseased nerves are not far behind.

Since When did the military care about the environment? Gits.
Our job was to kill people and break things, not worry about the environment.

Uh ... why would I want to "weep?"

This part of the article was highly interesting as well: "New Scientist says the DARPA work is controversial, but also points out that work with animal implants also has a potential benefit for medicine. Understanding more about the brain's electrical signals could one day result in implants to control a prosthetic limb to overcome paralysis."
Yes, yes, yes, BUT please - you're not trying to tell me that we can't get this kind of research without the Pentagon turning sharks into military supplies?

There has been research into nerve-controlled prosthetic limbs for years, hell, if I'm not very greatly mistaken, such prosthetics are on the market already. And while I'm positive that that research also used animals, at least it did so only for that specific medical purpose.
Which is something else entirely than selling shark spy machines to the public by tacking on a phrase about "Ooh, look, we're totally doing this for the good of mankind!"

They already made a rat go left or right by remote control, and have thought monkeys to control robotic arms and even play games with their brainwaves. Brain controlled prosthetics and "bridges" from brain to muscle that overcome shattered or diseased nerves are not far behind.
It's all going to be a moot point when genetics finally figures out how to use "T" cells to regenerate missing limbs and organs. Not only that, but if you think this is controversial, just wait until the geneticists are able to create "designer organisims" to perform specific tasks. You ain't seen nothin' yet!

There are already suspicions that sonar causes whales to beach themselves (http://archives.cnn.com/2000/NATURE/07/28/beached.whales/). This can't be healthy for the environment.
So? Whales chased my ancestors out of the ocean millions of years ago, and they managed to cope.

Wow.

How sad it that.:headbang:

Hmm.... Looks like a job for Aquaman...

(Who knew Aquaman was potentially useful? Go figure.)

this sounds a lot like the plot of Deep Blue Sea. Better not let Sam Jackson know about this he'll want royalties.

Our job was to kill people and break things, not worry about the environment.

Well, now THERE's something to be proud of.

/sarcasm

[QUOTE=Tropical Montana]Well, now THERE's something to be proud of./QUOTE]
When you do something well, whatever it is, there is something to take pride in. I can't speak for how well he killed people and broke things, but someone who knows what they are about and does it well is superior to a bumbler who tries to build a web of cushy lies to hide the reality of his actions.

Looks like the Pentagon has two problems: too much money and too much access to B horror movies. Let's cut their funding by 40% and see if they can keep themselves inline.

Awesome. Can we teach them to hork up torpedoes too?

I enjoy the minipulation of the weak minded but thats going to far, unless that is they give me a few of them to get rid of my eniamys then Ill agree with them, but they wont so it is rong.

Our job was to kill people and break things, not worry about the environment.

An army vet not caring about cleaning up after himself? Where the heck did that spit and polish discipline go?

An army vet not caring about cleaning up after himself? Where the heck did that spit and polish discipline go?
No, you got it all wrong. Boy Scouts care about the environment. Soldiers care about their uniforms.

this sounds a lot like the plot of Deep Blue Sea. Better not let Sam Jackson know about this he'll want royalties.
He's too busy dealing with a plane full of snakes.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0417148/

He's too busy dealing with a plane full of snakes.
I predict that the Pentagon will soon begin research into the "Snake Plane X-2" (The X makes is xtreme), and at that point we will realize that the world is being run by a shadowy cabal of Special Effects technicians.

He's too busy dealing with a plane full of snakes.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0417148/


Oh sam, defending the universe, one film at a time. I wonder if hell plug his ber while killing the snakes

http://www.gavinshearer.com/photos/weblog/2005_05_20_samjacksonbeer.jpg

BTW DCD that movie is made from the man who directed such wonderful hits as

Homeward Bound II, and Final Destination II

I predict that the Pentagon will soon begin research into the "Snake Plane X-2" (The X makes is xtreme), and at that point we will realize that the world is being run by a shadowy cabal of Special Effects technicians.

Missiles that go "Kra-KOOOOOOM!" (visually) when they impact! Lens flares without lenses! Every scream sounding like the Stormtrooper who fell off the ledge!

I will support the research of the Snake Plane if Sam Jackson is the one to pilot, or Chuck Norris, but he might roundhouse kick the snakes, he doesn't like them too much. So back to Sam Jackson.