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Scientists Probe the Use of the Tongue
An anonymous reader writes "Yahoo! News is reporting that in the military's continuing search for better sensory input they have started looking at the tongue as a 'superior transmitter'. From the article: 'A narrow strip of red plastic connects the Brain Port to the tongue where 144 microelectrodes transmit information through nerve fibers to the brain. Instead of holding and looking at compasses and bluky-hand-held sonar devices, the divers can processes the information through their tongues, said Dr. Anil Raj, the project's lead scientist.'"
With extended use, this thing better have some nice flavors available to combat my gag reflex. I suppose one could get used to having something in their mouth constantly, but so far I've only grown accustomed to pen caps.
Yep, I never spell check.
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Sounds like there's a lot more tongue-probing in science than IT. I'm switching fields.
he's a real cunning linguist.
What?
Well, my wife seems to find uses for my tongue. but she's no scientist.....
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...tastes just like chicken.
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Aside from tasting things, there is only one other good use for my tongue, and my girlfriend agrees.
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OK, seriously. If I had a name that could in any way be mispronounced as something like "Anal Rage," I'd seriously consider changing it before attempting to do anything noteworthy.
:P
That said, this is cool tech. I wonder if it could eventually be implemented as a chip implanted in the tongue, communicating wirelessly with a small computer? 15 years from now, instead of our kids getting tongue piercings, they'll all be getting "tongue implants."
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I Taste.. Danger. Kif bring me the mouth wash.
"There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy."
...a revolutionary technology already being referred to as Anilingus.
GCHQ Quantum Insert installed. If only our tongues were made of glass, how much more careful we would be when we speak
How long can it be before scientists realize that the Zoq-Fot-Pik have already perfected the tongueing attack in their struggles against the zebranky.
That's "Mr. Soulless Automaton" to you, Bub.
At least for men, I can think of another organ that provides quite possibly the most direct neural route to the brain.....
And you could use it withowt talkinth likth thith!
This will lead to some interesting Post-Traumatic Stress disorders in the future. Some poor army guy will take one bite of his eggplant parmesan and dive under the table, all, "INCOMING! AAIEE!"
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Tongue PORN! Hmmmmmm.... porn.....
...that have more nerve endings per unit area and where people are very sensitive to all kinds of surface stimulation. Of course it would require different models for men and women but that's not such a big deal.
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This post is going to result in more /. readers falsely claiming to have girlfriends than any other post in history...
This does not make a lick of sense.
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An article about the use of the tongue and the quote at the bottom of this slashdot comments page says "Be dirty", LOL!
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Miniturization for 2nd and 3rd generation models should prove more comfy for the normal sized tongue...
Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.........
...the tongue probes YOU! (for $50)
Authority questions you. Return the favor.
Years ago someone told me about theese little strips I could put on my tongue that would let me see things in a whole new way, I aint been right ever since...
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The U.S. Navy has recruited Gene Simmons, formerly of the band KISS, to join their elite SEAL division. A spokesman says that Mr. Simmons is uniquely qualified for certain data-intensive missions. When contacted at his home in Beverly Hills, Mr. Simmons responded, "Ah cahnth tathk rith nah".
Whoa, I knew the tongue always deserved more attention than people give it. Now they realise... ;P
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