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Chainsaw-wielding Robotic Submarine

Posted by michael on from the hockey-mask-optional dept.

merryprankster writes "New Scientist is running a story about Sawfish, a chainsaw-wielding robotic submarine used as an underwater lumberjack. There are some 200 million trees thought to be standing on the floor of hydropower reservoirs worldwide. Sawfish attaches airbags to, and cuts around 9 trees an hour - the trees then float to the surface for collection. Cue the jokes about robotic high heels, suspenders and a bra."

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  1. a defense at last! by everyplace · · Score: 5, Funny

    Finally, we have a way of defending ourselves against those damn robotic sharks.

    1. Re:a defense at last! by dgmartin98 · · Score: 5, Funny

      More importantly, we have a defense against sharks with frickin' laser beams attached to their heads.

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  2. Oh, I'm a lumberjack and I'm okay... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...I sleep all night and float logs to the surface using balloons and a robot chainsaw submarine all day.

    No, no... too silly! Stop the post!

  3. Re:Old growth lumber by Stiletto · · Score: 5, Funny


    Well of course the Bushes support cutting down tall trees. They crowd out all the sunlight...

    [duck]

  4. Underwater Trees? by Caharin · · Score: 5, Funny

    It cuts down the trees growing underwater? Whenever I try to grow trees underwater, they don't grow very well. I must be doing something wrong...

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  5. Re:Environmental Consideration by DeltaSigma · · Score: 5, Funny

    We keep reservoirs in the ocean?

  6. Re:Old growth lumber by bkhl · · Score: 5, Funny

    Also, they are a must-have for any Bond villain.

  7. Call the FAO Schwartz people by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Scale it down and this could be the next killer bath toy for kids.

  8. Coming this Spring... by popo · · Score: 5, Funny
    Imagine a dark future...

    Imagine a time of chaos...

    ...A world where the last trees lie at the bottom of vast manmade floodlands.

    OMFG we're in a bad sci-fi movie!

    (shit, we don't even need the robotic chainsaw sharks to make it scary... its scary enough already).

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