Someone complained about not being able to use GPS.
Maybe they were talking about this:
"12.7 Rules for Waypoints Waypoints will be described as latitude and longitude expressed in degrees, minutes, and decimal minutes referenced to the WGS84 datum. GPS reception, however, may not be possible at all waypoints."
IMO if this vehicle is for military use, it has to be able handling situations without GPS coverage, since GPS can be jammed easily, especially in a relatively small area.
Moreover, it has been known for ages that superglue is excellent for wound closure. You can read about it here:
"...the cyanoacrylate glue (Super Glue) sold over-the-counter and medical cyanoacrylate glues are apparently identical in composition and rumored to the be same as the tissue adhesive used extensively during the Vietnam War."
> The butterfly has had hundreds of > millions of years to develop it's > flight model.
So what? The lotus flower had at least as much time to develop its self-cleaning petals, but it took human scientists just a few years to develop an agent that gives any glass surface the same property just by spraying it on.
True, but the lotus flower is capable a lot more than just repelling water/dirt: it can repair the damaged surface, it can reproduce itself literally out of nothing - just water, sunlight and some minerals. Moreover it can come up with new designs if the environment changes. The list could go on.
Try to top that with a bunch of scientists and a few years of development...
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Even better:
E = m/2 * v^2
The kinetic energy is function of the velocity squared.
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Someone complained about not being able to use GPS.
Maybe they were talking about this:
"12.7 Rules for Waypoints
Waypoints will be described as latitude and longitude expressed in degrees, minutes, and decimal minutes referenced to the WGS84 datum. GPS reception, however, may not be possible at all waypoints."
IMO if this vehicle is for military use, it has to be able handling situations without GPS coverage, since GPS can be jammed easily, especially in a relatively small area.
Moreover, it has been known for ages that superglue is excellent for wound closure. You can read about it here:
"...the cyanoacrylate glue (Super Glue) sold over-the-counter and medical cyanoacrylate glues are apparently identical in composition and rumored to the be same as the tissue adhesive used extensively during the Vietnam War."
> The butterfly has had hundreds of
> millions of years to develop it's
> flight model.
So what? The lotus flower had at least as much time to develop its self-cleaning petals, but it took human scientists just a few years to develop an agent that gives any glass surface the same property just by spraying it on.
True, but the lotus flower is capable a lot more than just repelling water/dirt: it can repair the damaged surface, it can reproduce itself literally out of nothing - just water, sunlight and some minerals. Moreover it can come up with new designs if the environment changes. The list could go on.
Try to top that with a bunch of scientists and a few years of development...
Simply re-submit every story appearing on Slashdot a day later and your name gets on the frontpage in two weeks.
Emergency notifications use female voice because studies showed that low-tone female voice makes people panic the least.
"Frankenstein was right when he told his doctor-creator that it was a sin to create things one doesn't take any responsibility for."
Frankenstein was the name of the creator, not the monster's. You can find the novel here.