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Who What Now posted:Yes, but your dog and goat cant be modularly equipped with anti-tank weapons. So who's laughing now? If you don't think there's a goat carrying an rpg through the mountains of Afghanistan right this god damned second... gently caress new page 
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the look on this dogs face is appropriate "you want me to WHAT? "
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This is practically identical to the design used by the IRA into the early 90s though. https://youtu.be/_nvfQw8UCDE
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Russian anti tank dogs https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-tank_dog They trained dogs to run up to tanks with explosives on them in WWII. The Russians trained the dogs on Russian tanks. You won't believe what happens next.
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BRISTOL PALINS BABY posted:so top heavy. first hill would tip that poo poo Kevin Smith?
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Just Offscreen posted:No, those are all Boston Dynamics walkers developed through DARPA. I firmly believe that Jim Henson Creature Shop should create suits for all Boston Dynamics critters. You know, like Snuffleupagus or the Land Striders from the Dark Crystal.
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HelloIAmYourHeart posted:I firmly believe that Jim Henson Creature Shop should create suits for all Boston Dynamics critters. You know, like Snuffleupagus or the Land Striders from the Dark Crystal. That won't leave enough room for the 14 guns and grenade launchers and you just know the military is going to attach to these things eventually.
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honda whisperer posted:Russian anti tank dogs Don't worry, America had a similarly grim and grizzly failed program involving cute animals. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acoustic_Kitty
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honda whisperer posted:Russian anti tank dogs In Soviet Russia dog hots you!
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JoelJoel posted:Don't worry, America had a similarly grim and grizzly failed program involving cute animals. 1 cat dying is different from hundreds of dogs. Thousands of dogs might make it about equal.
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RatHat posted:1 cat dying is different from hundreds of dogs. Mods, permaban this piece of poo poo who thinks cat lives are worth more than dog lives
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My understanding is that it's ~10:1
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honda whisperer posted:Russian anti tank dogs JoelJoel posted:Don't worry, America had a similarly grim and grizzly failed program involving cute animals. Skinner taught pigeons how to guide bombs years before electronic guidance systems were in common use. Despite being accurate, the government felt silly and discontinued the program. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Pigeon Pigeons have incredible vision - trained pigeons can identify cancer in scans as well as a trained pathologist.
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Wow, even I couldn't identify a trained pathologist from a mere scan.
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Dienes posted:Skinner taught pigeons how to guide bombs years before electronic guidance systems were in common use. Despite being accurate, the government felt silly and discontinued the program.
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Strudel Man posted:Did it actually work, though? The article just says Skinner "had some success with the training," which is not the most ringing endorsement. That's an 8/10 on the Pentagon R&D scale.
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Data Graham posted:Wow, even I couldn't identify a trained pathologist from a mere scan. Heh, good one.
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Strudel Man posted:Did it actually work, though? The article just says Skinner "had some success with the training," which is not the most ringing endorsement. Yeah this sounds like the "Bats carrying little thermite bombs" level of project. While technically achievable, the lack of reliability (they completely destroyed an Army barracks during TEST GONE WRONG) had the Army just stick with carpet bombing.
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They had the pigeons. The pigeons had the pecking. They just didn't have the guts to pull the trigger, and instead they used humans to drop bombs. Very sad.
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Boinks posted:Kevin Smith isn't fat anymore but he still wears giant jerseys He will always be far and he loving knows it. Also what's with the jorts?
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RatHat posted:1 cat dying is different from hundreds of dogs. I'm really tempted to make a mengele experiment joke here but I'm siding with my better judgement and not gonna do that
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Dreddout posted:I'm really tempted to make a mengele experiment joke here but I'm siding with my better judgement and not gonna do that 
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Base Camp Blanket posted:They had the pigeons. The pigeons had the pecking. They just didn't have the guts to pull the trigger, and instead they used humans to drop bombs. Very sad.
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RatHat posted:1 cat dying is different from hundreds of dogs. Don't forget that they probably mutilated and killed hundreds of kitties before they got a working Cat-corder. Cat-borg? I dunno. Either way it's depressing to think about. Have this photo of an amusement park attraction as a pallet cleanser... 
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One day soon we will be able to grow organisms to spec, complete with non-biological components.
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Silly name aside, I'm having a hard time processing wtf that dog is supposed to be doing
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Chard posted:One day soon we will be able to grow organisms to spec, complete with non-biological components. I hope I'll be able to download different purrs and new frolicking via a built in cat5 cable.
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dumb. posted:Silly name aside, I'm having a hard time processing wtf that dog is supposed to be doing He's obviously pounding hard and angrily taking balls in his mouth. For serious though, I think it was the sort of game where you hit a little see-saw thing with a hammer and try to launch a ball through the cut out mouth hole of the dog. I didn't play it. I go to Knoebels for the Ice cream waffle sandwich and pork chop on a stick. It's also fun to watch the morbidly obese squirrels try, and fail to climb trees.
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spog posted:If I were a neighbour, I'd be visiting them with various animals: I was reading in TFR about people going hiking with goats as pack animals and since the big dog (robot thing) was supposed to lug around a bunch of equipment for troops and poo poo, why don't they just get a pack of goats to do it.
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Proteus Jones posted:Yeah this sounds like the "Bats carrying little thermite bombs" level of project. While technically achievable, the lack of reliability (they completely destroyed an Army barracks during TEST GONE WRONG) had the Army just stick with carpet bombing. They actually worked fairly well IIRC but by the time it would have been feasible the bombs were already nearing competition so all our brave winged soldiers got furloughed with quite a story to tell.
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Ak Gara posted:It's funny because giant biped mechs will never be a thing. But the ratings! How do you expect to pay for this war if everything you field is just boring boxes-on-wheels?
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Marcade posted:Tennis balls and Beggin' Strips. Failing that, Michael Vick and a pallet of 5 Hour Energy. Zamboni_Rodeo posted:It'd be the 2nd cutest infestation ever. Memento posted:What? This is the opposite of a problem! Who What Now posted:You pet them and tell them they're good dogs and they lick your face. Thats so far opposite of a problem it's crazy. No one played along with my Simpson's quote 
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JoelJoel posted:Don't worry, America had a similarly grim and grizzly failed program involving cute animals. Something anyone who's ever owned a cat could have told them from the start.
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Grumbletron 4000 posted:He's obviously pounding hard and angrily taking balls in his mouth. Peoplewatching levels go like this: Disney < Six Flags (North) < Six Flags (South) << Hershey Park <<<<<<< Knoebels But yeah they have that ride where you're in the metal pods with the sail and it spins around and if you do it right you can shake the whole thing, so that's worth it.
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Bloody Hedgehog posted:That won't leave enough room for the 14 guns and grenade launchers and you just know the military is going to attach to these things eventually. Uh, excuse me, but it should also be able to carry a dozen troops through rough terrain as well.
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