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Stealth Sharks to Patrol the High Seas

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the friggin-laser-beams-not-included dept.

dylanduck writes ""Imagine getting inside the mind of a shark: swimming silently through the ocean, sensing faint electrical fields, homing in on the trace of a scent." That's what the Pentagon wants to do, says New Scientist. By remotely guiding the sharks' movements using a newly designed neural implant, the military hope to transform the animals into stealth spies."

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  1. Wonderful by slavemowgli · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Ah, man: never encumbered by second thoughts about exploiting animals for warfare. Sometimes, I really think "homo arrogans" would be more appropriate (and often quite literally, actually) than "homo sapiens".

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    quidquid latine dictum sit altum videtur.
  2. This is what I want as an american. by Eric_Cartman_South_P · · Score: 4, Insightful

    As an American, I don't want lower taxes, better public transportation, or *gasp* national health care. No, I want to connect to sharks with VNC. What a fucking country.