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Grinchie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 03:51 AM Original message |
'Star Wars' scientists create laser gun to kill mosquitoes |
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caseymoz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 03:57 AM Response to Original message |
1. After all this time and money the Star Wars program has paid off! |
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Iterate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 04:32 AM Response to Original message |
2. I built a small portable one once back in the '80's |
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Demeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 05:16 AM Response to Reply #2 |
4. I Hope that Was a Joke |
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MicaelS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 10:19 AM Response to Reply #4 |
19. Burning Laser Pointer |
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Mithreal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 04:34 AM Response to Original message |
3. I can't wait for the handheld version. nt |
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trof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 06:11 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. Yeah, and what about the laser 'chainsaw'? |
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groundloop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 06:46 AM Response to Original message |
6. Hell Yeah !!! |
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One_Life_To_Give (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 06:57 AM Response to Original message |
7. A mini Navy CIWS? |
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Gman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 07:55 AM Response to Original message |
8. Please say it's not true that |
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Lucky Luciano (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 08:14 AM Response to Reply #8 |
9. Don't poo poo this too much - the mosquito is the most |
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bif (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 08:26 AM Response to Original message |
10. Obama needs to pull the plug on the entire project |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 10:15 AM Response to Reply #10 |
17. Tell that to malaria victims |
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skipos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 08:28 AM Response to Original message |
11. Next they need to develop something for the flies in Australia. nt |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 09:28 AM Response to Original message |
12. It's a small step to change the frequency from mosquito to Terry Jeffries. n/t |
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Sen. Walter Sobchak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 09:45 AM Response to Original message |
13. uhh... this was a joke a couple of years ago |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 09:47 AM Response to Original message |
14. And for the same money, how many mosquito nets could be purchased? |
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Mithreal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 03:16 PM Response to Reply #14 |
23. I thought same thing. The nets are like $10, right? nt |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 10:00 AM Response to Original message |
15. You can't make these headlines up. |
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AlphaCentauri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 10:05 AM Response to Original message |
16. I don't want see mosquitoes around me when this device is in operation |
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LeftHander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 10:17 AM Response to Original message |
18. Future: Billy Mays selling a lawn chair version with HUD.... |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 10:29 AM Response to Original message |
20. It's a rather nasty weapon if you aim it at eyeballs rather than mosquitoes. |
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jus_the_facts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 12:16 PM Response to Original message |
21. Down here we need it for West Nile Virus....not malaria..... |
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MilesColtrane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 03:00 PM Response to Original message |
22. "The laser... fires at mosquitoes once it detects... |
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jmowreader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-17-09 03:59 PM Response to Original message |
24. Every city in the South will buy truck-mounted versions of these |
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