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Remote Controlled Rats
sclatter writes: "They aren't precisely robot rats, but
these little rodents can be cued to perform different actions through electrodes implanted in their brains. Could be a boon for search and rescue in collapsed buildings!" As one skeptic in the article says, though, "Without the gee-whizery, without the remote-control and so on, that this kind of thing was possible has been obvious for decades."
does it star in the new terminator 3 movie coming out?
Runnin' On Empty
but did they really have to use rats? I mean, it's a great idea and all, but the last thing I want if I'm stranded somewhere is rats all over me. Am I alone in this?
Just my $.02
Do they use 9.6 volt batteries? Those battery packs tend to run out so fast, I'd hate to have to recharge my rats after only a half hour of use. That simply wouldn't be acceptable.
People seem much brighter once you light them on fire.
The title says it all.
Makes for a great alibi, though. Combine it with a bone-conductive radio impland and it gives new credence to the old "voices told me to do it" excuse.
Learning HOW to think is more important than learning WHAT to think.
I don't know about you, but I think I would notice that portions of my skull were missing when my hairbrush perforated my brain.
of when I used to have to wear that damned Chuck E. Cheese suit and prance around the party room.
So he was kind of a jumbo shrimp gumbo pimp, eh? ;)
I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser gate.
.... People who will do anything for money and power if paid enough by a Rat?
... never mind
Oh, wait. Hollings
I dunno, it might not be so bad...
Maybe I can get one for my boss!
Animal cruelty only applies to cute animals, haven't you been paying attention?
I've had enough abrasive sigs. Kittens are cute and fuzzy.
" Kate Rears, a policy analyst at the Electronic Privacy Information Center in Washington, said technological advances mean human-control technology can no longer be dismissed as far-fetched. "
/. drool just by showing a trailer of Spiderman.
Humans being controlled by technology has been around for years... I can make anyone on
managers...why god invented purgatory
I doubt the rats object to the experience too much, or that they consider it cruel. In exchange for moving the way the goofy humans want them to, they get a really nice high. Good deal for the rat.
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