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Paintball Sticky Sensors

Posted by timothy on from the tag-you're-it dept.

Eddy_D writes "The EETimes has a story about a group of undergraduate students at the University of Florida (Gainesville) that have developed a sticky sensor, fired from a paintball gun, to sense explosive compounds in suspect objects at a distance. The project is funded by Lockheed Martin (Missiles and Fire Control group), who is rushing to deploy this new technology to soldiers in the field in Iraq and Afghanistan."

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  1. Careful! by Lord+Bitman · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Be careful! it might be explosive!"
    "You're right.. we'd better shoot some low-powered weaponry at it"

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    -- 'The' Lord and Master Bitman On High, Master Of All
  2. Paint Check!!! by Libertarian_Geek · · Score: 4, Funny

    This came to mind when I read the article:
    Soldier: Thinks to himself "Hmm, suspicious vehicle parked over there." [Pop]..[Splat]..
    Terrorist hidden behind car: "Paint Check!" Soldier: "Ref!, Paint Check, I mean Bomb Check that suspect!"
    Terrorist: "No fair, he over shot me." "and Crono that gun!!! Is this freedom? It's got to be at least 305fps!"

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    1. Re:Paint Check!!! by crapnutassneck · · Score: 2, Funny

      Nah, they will rig it to an Angel and spray and pray. :)

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      .-=Wit is educated insolence=-. -Aristotle
  3. But if they shoot as badly by magefile · · Score: 2, Funny

    ... as the guys at my local paintball place, we're in big trouble.