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Fair_Poopsmith [TotalFark]
2012-01-12 09:46:27 AM
The brain imaging thing totally blows me away. Insane.
 
I_C_Weener [TotalFark]
2012-01-12 09:50:54 AM
"The ingenuity of game players," said biochemist Firas Khatib, "is a formidable force that, if properly directed, can be used to solve a wide range of scientific problems."

Well, until they take an arrow to the knee anyway.
 
MichiganFTL
2012-01-12 10:03:57 AM
If MW3 can solve problems like that, just imagine what problems a legion of farkers could cause... err... fix.
 
Agarista
2012-01-12 10:05:53 AM
Images from the mind? not Until The End of The World.
 
Weidbrewer
2012-01-12 10:14:01 AM
A snappy headline is always needed, lazymitter.
 
dittybopper
2012-01-12 10:18:19 AM
A device that lets you see through walls

Unless, of course, the wall is made out of chicken wire, or has some sort of foil-backed insulation, or a significant amount of rebar in it.

They mention 8 feet of concrete, but they *DON'T* mention the effect of things like rebar. If there is a line of rebar at the same height as the radar beam, it's going to reflect that beam back to the antenna, and pretty much limit the usefulness of something like that.

Even a fence made out of chicken wire would almost completely stop it: A 10 centimeter wavelength signal has a quarter-wavelength of 2.5 centimeters, which is roughly an inch, a common 'hole' size for chicken wire.

A cheap, low-tech, and effective countermeasure to the latest and greatest technology.
 
CygnusDarius [TotalFark]
2012-01-12 10:21:51 AM
MichiganFTL: If MW3 can solve problems like that, just imagine what problems a legion of farkers could cause... err... fix.

We should call them Fark Marines.
 
LasersHurt
2012-01-12 10:50:31 AM
dittybopper: A device that lets you see through walls

Unless, of course, the wall is made out of chicken wire, or has some sort of foil-backed insulation, or a significant amount of rebar in it.

They mention 8 feet of concrete, but they *DON'T* mention the effect of things like rebar. If there is a line of rebar at the same height as the radar beam, it's going to reflect that beam back to the antenna, and pretty much limit the usefulness of something like that.

Even a fence made out of chicken wire would almost completely stop it: A 10 centimeter wavelength signal has a quarter-wavelength of 2.5 centimeters, which is roughly an inch, a common 'hole' size for chicken wire.

A cheap, low-tech, and effective countermeasure to the latest and greatest technology.

I don't think they're concerned about the ability to see through chicken wire.
 
Mt._Honkey
2012-01-12 10:56:49 AM
Pretty good list, but they missed the CURE FOR ALL VIRUSES.
 
pute kisses like a man [TotalFark]
2012-01-12 11:13:43 AM
LasersHurt: dittybopper: A device that lets you see through walls

Unless, of course, the wall is made out of chicken wire, or has some sort of foil-backed insulation, or a significant amount of rebar in it.

They mention 8 feet of concrete, but they *DON'T* mention the effect of things like rebar. If there is a line of rebar at the same height as the radar beam, it's going to reflect that beam back to the antenna, and pretty much limit the usefulness of something like that.

Even a fence made out of chicken wire would almost completely stop it: A 10 centimeter wavelength signal has a quarter-wavelength of 2.5 centimeters, which is roughly an inch, a common 'hole' size for chicken wire.

A cheap, low-tech, and effective countermeasure to the latest and greatest technology.

I don't think they're concerned about the ability to see through chicken wire.

you know, it never crossed my mind until you mentioned this... but, you can look through chicken wire unaided. I hate it when the brain is fails to perform its god given job.

/ of course, I know, just put up an opaque wall, and then put up chicken wire
 
jso2897 [TotalFark]
2012-01-12 11:14:02 AM
CygnusDarius: MichiganFTL: If MW3 can solve problems like that, just imagine what problems a legion of farkers could cause... err... fix.

We should call them Fark Marines.

I would modify that to: The Fark Soldiers of the Marine Core.
 
dittybopper
2012-01-12 11:20:22 AM
LasersHurt: I don't think they're concerned about the ability to see through chicken wire.

Well, chicken wire is sometimes used as an element in ferrocement.

Also, as I pointed out, it's a low-tech solution to a high tech capability. Don't want people to use radar to penetrate your bunker and see where you are? Put up some aluminum foil or chicken wire to block the signal.
 
Zafler
2012-01-12 11:22:44 AM
jso2897: CygnusDarius: MichiganFTL: If MW3 can solve problems like that, just imagine what problems a legion of farkers could cause... err... fix.

We should call them Fark Marines.

I would modify that to: The Fark Soldiers of the Marine Core.

The Fark Savant Soldiers of the Marine Core.

Just so there is a reference to the original meme generator. Can't see a way to get integrate "wife-like typing detected". Oh well.
 
burber
2012-01-12 11:51:44 AM
Cool read.

For snark's sake, I'll add NSFR (Not Safe For Republicans)
 
bionicjoe [TotalFark]
2012-01-12 12:27:55 PM
Weidbrewer: A snappy headline is always needed, lazymitter.

I can't believe I got green with that stupid typo.
Shoulda been 'needed'.
 
mr_a [TotalFark]
2012-01-12 01:03:31 PM
I am all for cardiac-powered devices that inject movie images directly into my brain.

Maybe some day technology will advance to the point that we could that could toast a bagel to a golden brown without creating charcoal.
 
Nurglitch
2012-01-12 01:23:24 PM
I'm looking forward to showing my mama my head-movies.
 
dittybopper
2012-01-12 03:28:23 PM
Nurglitch: I'm looking forward to showing my mama my head-movies.

I heard she's made plenty of head movies herself.
 
Unhip1
2012-01-12 04:07:05 PM
dittybopper
2012-01-12 11:20:22 AM
LasersHurt: I don't think they're concerned about the ability to see through chicken wire.

Well, chicken wire is sometimes used as an element in ferrocement.

Also, as I pointed out, it's a low-tech solution to a high tech capability. Don't want people to use radar to penetrate your bunker and see where you are? Put up some aluminum foil or chicken wire to block the signal.

So, it's sort of like "putting on a tin foil hat"?
 
dittybopper
2012-01-12 04:49:23 PM
Unhip1: So, it's sort of like "putting on a tin foil hat"?

Except more effective.

/Don't want the TSA to see your junk with their scanners? Wear lamé underwear.
 
dready zim
2012-01-12 04:54:04 PM
Unhip1: dittybopper
2012-01-12 11:20:22 AM
LasersHurt: I don't think they're concerned about the ability to see through chicken wire.

Well, chicken wire is sometimes used as an element in ferrocement.

Also, as I pointed out, it's a low-tech solution to a high tech capability. Don't want people to use radar to penetrate your bunker and see where you are? Put up some aluminum foil or chicken wire to block the signal.

So, it's sort of like "putting on a tin foil hat"?

chicken wire hat? Then they can`t see through your head...
 
Twilight Snarkle
2012-01-12 04:57:13 PM
Really, subby?

"Cure can cancer suspiciously absent?" Come on now.

}W01229707
 
DrGunsforHands
2012-01-13 04:06:45 AM
The "Transformer Owl" video that shows up after playing the images of memories video was very cool.
Link (new window)
 
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