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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. The over/under on "fricken lasers..." by SensitiveMale · · Score: 0, Troll

    "attached to their heads" jokes is 20.

  2. weapons by Citizen+of+Earth · · Score: -1, Troll
    By remotely guiding the sharks' movements using a newly designed neural implant, the military hope to transform the animals into stealth spies.

    ...And eventually into weapons by mounting frikkin' la-sers on them.

  3. Re:Wonderful by mvrekic · · Score: 0, Troll

    One more example of american sickness and cruelty to animals. Now everything can pass as a "fight against terrorism" Have you guys ever asked why American turists travel trough europe weith Canadian flags?