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Tiny, Morphing, Electricity-Stealing Spy Planes Developed

Posted by Zonk on from the go-go-gadget-gadgetery dept.

tkohler writes "The Air Force Research Lab is developing an Electric Motor-powered Micro Air Vehicle (MAV) that can 'harvest' energy when needed by attaching itself to a power line. It can also temporarily change its shape to look more like innocuous piece of trash hanging from the cable. For domestic spying, maybe it will morph into a pair of sneakers?"

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  1. Obligatory... by TwistedOne151 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I, for one, welcome our new tiny, morphing, power-stealing, flying overlords.

  2. Re:It's a polymorph! by tehBoris · · Score: 0, Redundant

    You see here a pair of boxer shorts.
    u - a pair of boxer shorts.
    What do you want to wear? [au ?*] u
    You are now wearing a pair of boxer shorts.
    You are being constricted! Your penis shrinks! Your voice turns acute!
    What do you want to take off? [pqru ?*] u
    You can't, they're cursed.
    You begin praying to The Lady.
    "Thou art a cheap bastard, mortal"
    "Thou should buy thy shorts!"
    Your are being constricted!
    You die...
    Do you want your possessions identified? [ynq] q

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