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First Artificial Aurora May Lead to Night Sky Ads

Posted by samzenpus on from the everything-is-for-sale dept.

An anonymous reader writes "LiveScience is reporting that the military's HAARP project has had its first success generating artificial light displays in the ionosphere. They created little green speckles of manmade aurora within an existing auroral display. The work is designed primarily to 'enhance communications and surveillance systems for both civilian and defense purposes.' Next up: sky-high neon advertisements."

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  1. I can see it now by winkydink · · Score: 4, Funny

    OK son, that's the big dipper, the little dipper, and over there to the right of the Cialis ad is Orion. No, that's not his schvantz, that's his bow son.

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  2. adverts? by Coneasfast · · Score: 5, Funny

    The process is not well understood, but scientists speculate it could one day be employed to light a city or generate celestial advertisements.

    do we reall need. "En|@rge Ur PeNI5" 30 miles high in the sky?

    what about a feed of the latest slashdot stories? would increase efficiency of nerds worldwide?

    any other suggestions?

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  3. Just like... by Raynach · · Score: 3, Funny
    Next up: sky-high neon advertisements.

    Did anyone else automatically think, "Just like Cowboy Bebop!"?

    Yes, marketing within the most vulnerable demographic: space bounty hunters.

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  4. I, for one... by EEBaum · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...welcome the chance to beat the living daylights out of the first idiot to broadcast an advertisement.

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    -- I prefer the term "karma escort."
  5. Nikola Tesla by FoXDie · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yet again I have to say... Nikola Tesla owns you.

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  6. Yeah, we do by the+grace+of+R'hllor · · Score: 5, Funny

    Sure we do. I see an end to spam.

    1) They light up the sky.
    2) Track the source of the advertisement to a geographical region
    3) Shoot the fuckers (for fun! no profit!)

    It is a problem that will solve itself.

  7. Excellent by eremitic · · Score: 5, Funny

    Batman will be pleased. Now the bat signal will be more visible than ever.

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    Warning: Could be fatal if taken seriously
  8. Watch Out! by tonyr60 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Love this from the referenced articale "We unfortunately were indoors watching the data on monitors during the experiment and were busy scrambling trying to make sure the effects were real and not some glitch with the equipment,"

    Picture in mind of geeks staring at glowing screens while the 1 MW RF beam blasts the crap out of a 747 or worse.

  9. Re:High-energy particle "wind" by tpgp · · Score: 3, Funny

    surely you mean a Van Allen Radiation Belt

    You can turn a Van Allen Belt into a Van Halen belt with one of these

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  10. Re:Ad Filter by digitalchinky · · Score: 4, Funny

    Hang on - let me adjust my tinfoil hat a little - it's a giant death ray.

    http://jkidd.tripod.com/b/94.html

  11. Re:Laser paint logos on the moon? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    CHA

  12. Military Sign? by BlueMonkey · · Score: 3, Funny

    Imagine this over Iraq

    All your base are belong to us!

  13. Re:Who Steals the Sky? by B3ryllium · · Score: 3, Funny

    this is why living in canada is fun ...

    "What are you going to do? Make it SUNNY and WARM?!"