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Navy ELF to Be Scrapped
engywook writes "National Public Radio and The Daily Press of Ashland, Wisconsin (among others, I'm sure) are reporting that the US Navy plans to scrap the Extremely Low Frequency (ELF) system for communication with its fleet of nuclear submarines, both in Wisconsin and Michigan. The report states that the Navy no longer feels that ELF is necessary, and that they will now rely on 12 VLF systems. The system has been in operation since October 1989. The system has been protested nearly the whole time, both as a part of a Weapon of Mass Destruction and as a potential health hazard."
At last years naval exercises, Australia got a lot of flak from the US for beating them with our subs :)
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Not Meta-modding due to apathy.
Yeah, finally time to throw away our tinfoil hats!
If radio antennas are considered weapons of mass destruction, I think we are all in trouble.
Well, it is known that Saddam did in fact, have radio antennas in Iraq, and I believe that there are still some there now.
Try to hack my 31337 firewall!
"Gaylord and I worked since 1972 together to try and end financing first for Project Sanguine and then ELF. The Navy would always whip us."
I see that nothing's changed in the Navy, then...
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...that Legolas was the first sign that ELFs were hazardous to our health. Anything that pale CAN'T be healthy.
They bagged two subs as well as a surface ship.
Does this mean that the Navy will go back to creating a.out binaries and libraries? I thought they only ran Window$ on their ships....
for communication with its fleet of nuclear submarines, both in Wisconsin and Michigan
Yet more evidence that we must vote Kerry - Bush has our nuclear subs stationed in the Midwest.
paintball
The Navy is no longer interrested in nuking the whales, they feel that confusing the hell out of them provides for hours of humour. In canada we feel different. Our submarines let the water in so we can speak to them directly :D Much more natural don't you think?
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The Earth's natural resonance is about 7.83 Hz, also known as the Schumann resonance.
There is evidence that this field is used by living cells as a timing frequency of sorts.
The powerful ELF and VLF transmissions are thought to "overdrive" cells, possibly leading to increased cancers.
I am also aware of anecdotal evidence of ELF waves "beaming messages" into the head of an individual.
However, since that person was wearing his underwear as a dew-rag, I am a bit sceptical on that one.
Two subs with a screwed crew.
Wait a minute. Do you have incriminating pictures featuring, perhaps, Duyba and Tony?
It's a shame that guy didn't see the 25 mile long antenna that was hidden pointing at his desk, he could have avoided the fatal rare blood disease.