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Studies In Ornithopters

weileong writes "This should be of especial interest to fans of Frank Herbert's Dune (or maybe only those who preferred House Atreides) - a genuine, flexible, flapping-capable winged aircraft (by which I don't mean passenger-carrying. Yet.) has been produced by the University of Toronto's Institute for Aerospace Studies and SRI International (Washington Post article, free reg required). Advantages include everything from low speed control to efficiency. Once these things really hit "real world" usage, the V-22 Osprey really HAS no reason to exist (and all the army personnel at risk of dying in one should rejoice)."

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  1. GNAA reccomends anuses cheeses by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
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  2. here's a fun fast most people don't know by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    You are a fucking faggot.

  3. first post by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    and slashdot sucks big black cock!

  4. Big Bird by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Big bird

  5. Pretty cool by Dancin_Santa · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    But nothing beats being downwind those damn reindeers after Mrs. Claus's famous Christmas Chili.

  6. Toronto == not America, thankfully by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    God Bless America

    God Bless America, with the worst crime levels in the first world
    God Bless America, where "democracy" means a rich, white male as Presiden t
    God Bless America, the biggest consumer of the world's natural resources
    God Bless America, where "freedom of speech" means race-hate groups like KKK
    God Bless America, and its massive and ever-growing poverty gap
    God Bless America, with the highest obesity levels in the developed world
    God Bless America, all its appalling "sitcoms" with no grasp of irony
    God Bless America, because corporations should be allowed to run amok
    God Bless America, wasting billions to attack foreign countries

    God Bless America, and thank God I don't have to live there.

    -

  7. I HATE DOGS by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I DETEST DOGS!!! Is it legal to just dispose of them? What is the process?

  8. DIE DIE DIE GNAA!!!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    You are NOT gay and you are not black. If only I could find the asshole fucks who are posting this shit. I would beat the fucking crap out of you you stupid fucking racists. I hate anyone who is not black and refers to black people by using the "n" word. You all need to die. That goes for the two obnoxious users "im a racist" and "im a racist's". I doubt you shitflaps are racists either. You're just stupid obnoxious little boys who hate the fact that your cocks aren't getting any bigger even though you are getting older. I'd like to help you all with your breathing problems... the fact that you are breathing IS a problem.

  9. Wow, you are a racist piece of garbage by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    How dare you deride the GNAA's cultural heritage and sexuality.

    If you were not so stupid, you would know that it is common for blacks to refer to each other as niggers.

    What is wrong with being gay? Are you one of those bible thumping homophobe racists?

    Burn in hell.

    --Penisbird

  10. North Korea & South Korea = Beast System? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    This is no troll. This is important. Look at the white (S. Korea) flag with the red and blue circle in the middle. There are little bars surrounding the circle. Count each of the bars. You will find three 6's. 666.

    Now surely this leader (of North Korea) could be considered an anti-christ by some. But is he THE anti-christ? Leaving that aside for a moment, The Bible also talks about a star falling to the earth in the book of Revelation. A literal view could say this would be an actual star, or space rock. A symbolic view would say that this could be an object with the North Korea flag emblem on the side, which is, what do you know, a star. The Bible says something about how this star will fall to Earth and open the pit (?) : "And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit."-Rev 9:1

  11. Re:No pictures?? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    -2, Sounds like a moron.

    1) Using "... slapped upside the head ..." whilst
    2) Probably being British (If Demon were working, I'd try and verify this.)

  12. Screenshot / Picture(s) ?!?!?!?!?! by skybuck · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I wanna screenshot ! ( You know like a picture ! )

  13. Army!?!? by Theatetus · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    If one more person calls my beloved Corps the "Army"...

    --
    All's true that is mistrusted