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- CasinoJack, on 02/09/2008, -1/+198The logic behind the 'cat-guided bomb' somehow reminds me of the 'buttered toast strapped to the back of a cat' anti-gravity device.
For those that aren't familiar, the theory goes that cats always land feet first and buttered toast always lands butter-side down - put the two together and they will hover in mid air, rotating at a steady pace. Trust me, I have one as a conversation piece in my study. - paintpro, on 02/09/2008, -2/+174what about sharks with frickin' laser beams attached to their heads
- hellosaysme, on 02/09/2008, -1/+105"Sir, we dropped the gay bomb on they navy...it didn't make a difference"
- Cooperfan, on 02/09/2008, -7/+102Yes, it seems that the anti-tank dogs were pretty effective. Never knew this.
- charliejane, on 02/09/2008, -7/+100I actually liked this article, especially the anti-tank dogs.
- ZephyrNinety, on 02/09/2008, -0/+80I think we need a Lesbian Bomb.
- oxdeltaxo, on 02/09/2008, -1/+70So it was the dolphins who cut the underwater cables.....
- borez, on 02/09/2008, -3/+71Headline: Gay bombs wipe out Navy
- Khast, on 02/09/2008, -2/+56I was almost expecting a Banana Bomb, or the Concrete Donkey.
- kkDonut, on 02/09/2008, -1/+50In talking about the WWII Hydrogen balloons that Japan sent over via the pacific jet stream, Japan DID NOT stop after 6 months because they learned that the balloons were only making it to Wyoming. The balloons were rigged with 16 or so bags of sand as ballast, which were released by an altimeter when the atmospheric pressure got to a certain point (the balloon sinks lower in the cooler night, pressure rises, the altimeters triggers two bags to be released, and the balloon climbs higher again, when only 2 ballast sandbags remain, the altimeter triggers the small bomb to be released with them). When US officials found the balloons, usually several sandbags were not far off. They had no idea where the balloons were coming from, or how far they had traveled, so they took samples of the sand used as ballast, and began comparing it to sand taken from Japanese geological surveys years before the war. After several weeks of comparing samples under microscopes, it was deemed that the balloon ballast was coming from a remote beach in northern Japan. The navy was ordered to fly a recon mission over the suspected area, and reported what looked like small hydrogen generating plants. A small bomb strike was ordered, destroying the plants, and as soon as the plants were destroyed, the balloons stopped coming.
- ORBAT, on 02/09/2008, -3/+37The Japanese balloons were especially ingenious, I saw a documentary about them once. Apparently they were the cause of the only war-related US mainland deaths during WW II.
- exodii, on 02/09/2008, -0/+32'Operation Acoustic Kitty'
Hmm. What a subtle project name. I bet no one could have guessed what it was *really* about. - jerryterhorst, on 02/09/2008, -0/+31i believe the correct phrasing is "quantum indecision".
- borez, on 02/09/2008, -0/+31Alt headline: Gay bombs put Army and Navy on level playing field
- IEatHamburgers, on 02/09/2008, -1/+31Wouldn't the cosmic forces involved split the cat in half so as the half with the feet would fall down and the half with the toast would flip over and fall down? I wouldn't try that on my cat if I had one.
- Fizban140, on 02/09/2008, -1/+25The bat bomb is the amazing, I remember seeing a show on the History channel about it. The bombs were tested and worked.
- daliminator, on 02/09/2008, -0/+22http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2017/2253213438_6dd ...
- goerg, on 02/09/2008, -1/+23one cant say humanity does not develop. in every war we invent new techniques to kill each other
- wipis, on 02/09/2008, -2/+23No... You use crazy glue stupid. The hard part is harnessing its rotational energy.
- myfilthyheart, on 02/09/2008, -6/+26they forgot 'operation: get behind the darkies'
- inactive, on 02/09/2008, -0/+20train a giant fish to do underwater espionage OR train a large mammal that actually has a brain to do underwater espionage. hmm, I dont know what would be easier.
- tdogg241, on 02/09/2008, -1/+20So there will be even more women that won't want to have sex with you?
- brentinkc, on 02/09/2008, -19/+38At least they finally found something useful for cats to do.
- heffae, on 02/09/2008, -0/+19And if memory serves correctly those 6 or so deaths were in the 60's or 70's when a group found an unexploded one.
- psg188, on 02/09/2008, -0/+18Flaming pigs were actually used though. Against elephants in Roman times, they covered the pigs in oil and set them ablaze, it terrified the elephants.
- theOster, on 02/09/2008, -4/+22fial
- houndeyex, on 02/09/2008, -1/+19I think the Wikipedia article says that they weren't very effective. The loud tanks generally made them skiddish and they'd flake out on their jobs, or run under a friendly tank. Sometimes they'd actually run back towards the people that sent them, with a backpack full of explosives. Bad for business!
- RpgActioN, on 02/09/2008, -0/+18That would terrify me, too.
- JonyMill, on 02/09/2008, -3/+20I think that was the infamous 'Brown Note' right?
It was on a Mythbusters episode and they dubbed it Busted.
What a sad day in age when we refer any science questions to those two lunatics and take their word for it. - inactive, on 02/09/2008, -0/+17Super Sheep FTW!
- Tippis, on 02/09/2008, -8/+24Flaming pigs > all.
- tehpwnerofn00bs, on 02/09/2008, -0/+15Sharks with lasers > flaming pigs
- Yukos, on 02/09/2008, -0/+15Soviet sources claimed everything done in Russia was successful, which explains why there is no longer a USSR.
- petebert, on 02/09/2008, -0/+14Bear Cavalry
- weeeezzll, on 02/09/2008, -4/+17Even better than the cat bombs!? ZOMG!
- ThatsNotPudding, on 02/09/2008, -0/+13"... I choose the exploding rat."
No; the exploding rat chooses you. - Shogi, on 02/09/2008, -0/+13That would make me hungry.
- jsd8cc, on 02/09/2008, -0/+11DO NOT WANT
- Fizban140, on 02/09/2008, -3/+14If you actually read the article almost all the weapons were WW2 era, and "mankind" is finding ways to get more use out of the weapons we already have. Ever heard of a B-52? JDAMs?
- neocr0n, on 02/09/2008, -2/+13I'm sure I heard somewhere or read that the Anti-Tank dogs were a nuisance for the Russians as much as the Germans. Since they were trained to look for food under Russian tanks they often went for Russian tanks instead of the Germans. Maybe they learned their lesson and started training them on German tanks.
- daliminator, on 02/09/2008, -0/+11Yeah, you'd pretty much be *****.
- MasterPlayer, on 02/09/2008, -2/+13Anti-tank dogs: The best use of classical conditioning ever.
- skylarsutton, on 02/09/2008, -1/+12Cue 900 "I can has...." jokes
- JonyMill, on 02/09/2008, -2/+12Poor dogs, trained to find food underneath an approaching German tank...
Imagine the confusion of that poor pooch when the tank crew started to fire on him.
"My masters kept me without food for three flippin' days, tell me it is under this thing, and now you are trying to stop me from getting it?" - ho0ber, on 02/09/2008, -2/+12HOLY HAND GRENADE!
- Merp08, on 02/09/2008, -0/+10Oh snap!
- borez, on 02/09/2008, -0/+10Also...what about that German subsonic gun that made soldiers ( literally ) ***** themselves?
- JAK2112, on 02/09/2008, -0/+10Operation acoustic Kitty was by far the best
"The project took five years and $15 million dollars before the first field test hit a slight snag when the bugged kitty was released near a Russian compound in Washington and was immediately hit by a car while crossing the street." - stalzdiggity, on 02/09/2008, -0/+10ill tempered sea bass < sharks with lasers
- duccodude, on 02/09/2008, -4/+13This reminds me of my veteran attempts in Call of duty
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