Simon
14-08-2007 09:31:26
Thought this was interesting...
http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=877
lireturns to his regularly scheduled vacationli
NIMHmaniac
16-08-2007 18:01:12
I have to admit that I found this article intriguing, but at the same time I found myself torn between the potential for the advancement of science and my desire to have each species on this planet be accepted on their own terms. Instead of being just a "servant" of man performing menial tasks, we should respect rats for the cunning, highly adaptable, intelligent beings they are.
Peace :D
NIMHmaniac
Cedric
17-08-2007 14:02:45
Not to mention the ethicality of mass implants in their brains. I just don't think that's very humane. It may require them to be killed when they retire, even if they survive the ordeal.
Besides, don't we have robots to search for mines (or some unlucky guy with a stick)?
lialright no, the guy with a stick is an even worse idea.
Whiskers57
19-08-2007 07:03:56
Nice of them to show a pic From the movie but I get their point.
"The enhanced rats were envisioned in 2001 as a means to delve into wreckage and seek out human victims or survivors. The experiment is funded by DARPA."
If I remember, DARPA had a hand in in some new aircraft back in the 1980`s here at the Edwards Flight Test Center, but not sure if their the same guys :roll: