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VENUS Satellite, The Next Eye in the Sky

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the fly-eye-in-the-sky dept.

Erica Campbell writes "According to IsraCast, Israel and France are working together on a new micro-satellite called VENUS, which is supposed to be far more advanced then present satellites. VENUS, which will be launched in 2008, will carry a unique Super Spectral Space Camera, and will have an advanced plasma-thruster engine for propulsion. From the article: 'The Israeli-French project will allow farmers to better treat their crops, fisherman to locate large quantities of fish in mid-sea and will also vastly increase the ability of the scientific community to study and monitor the flora and fauna in many areas around the globe.'"

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  1. One Fine Day In Provence by ackthpt · · Score: 5, Funny

    Sez a French Farmer: "Mon dieu! I feel like I am being watched by a goddess on a mountain top!"

    Sez a Fisherman: "Mais oui! It is like I can feel her crystal eyes burning into the back of my head!"

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    A feeling of having made the same mistake before: Deja Foobar
  2. oo-er by telchine · · Score: 3, Funny
    plasma-thruster engine

    Am I the only person that giggled when reading that

    1. Re:oo-er by whitehatlurker · · Score: 3, Funny

      Possibly ;-) However, I almost spit coffee when I saw the caption "VENUS in the sky with ions" in the article.

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      .. paranoid crackpot leftover from the days of Amiga.
  3. wokka by kisrael · · Score: 4, Funny

    If other nations get jealous of the camera and jets of this sattelite, will they have a bad case of Venus-envy?

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    SO YOU'RE GOING TO DIE: The Comic for Dealing with Death
  4. Obligatory austin powers reference by morganix · · Score: 3, Funny

    Dr. Evil: Our early attempts at a tractor beam went through several preparations. Preparations A through G were a complete failure. But now, ladies and gentlemen, we finally have a working tractor beam, which we shall call... Preparation H.

    [Scott snickers]

    Dr. Evil:

    What?

    Scott Evil: Why don't you just call it operation ass-cream, you ass.

    Dr. Evil: I'm sorry, did you say you want some ice cream?

    Scott Evil: Yes, I'd love some chocolate ass-cream.

    Dr. Evil: Perhaps later.

    Number 2: Dr. Evil, I love your plan.

    Dr. Evil: You do?

    Frau Farbissina: YAH. IT'S A REALLY GOOD PLAN!

    Dr. Evil: Yes Frau, on the whole Preparation H feels good.

    [Scott resumes snickering]

    Dr. Evil: What is it now?

    Scott Evil: No, I totally agree with you. Preparation H does feel good... on the hole.

  5. Then/Than! by Resident+Netizen · · Score: 3, Funny

    http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/than.html

    Jeez, kids, this ain't no third grade book report! /grammar nazi mode = off

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    My other sig is a Porsche!
  6. Re:Overfishing? by Iphtashu+Fitz · · Score: 4, Funny

    Exactly how does this help with the global problem of overfishing?

    Simple. No more fish means no more fishermen. Problem Solved.

    (Actually I had the exact same thought as you when I read that part of it)