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		You thought bear cavalry was bad? They ain't nothing compared to the Ursine strategic bomber wing (news.yahoo.com)		62
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doglover		2012-12-22 09:01:47 PM

ThatGuyFromTheInternet		2012-12-22 09:12:57 PM

Smokey says, "Only YOU can prevent enemy return fire!"

fusillade762		2012-12-22 09:26:11 PM

Ivo Shandor		2012-12-22 11:28:29 PM

Who is flying? OMG, bear is flying. How can that be?

WeenerGord		2012-12-22 11:56:02 PM

fusillade762: [images2.wikia.nocookie.net image 600x480]

That rules

RatMaster999		2012-12-22 11:56:48 PM

ultraholland		2012-12-22 11:58:39 PM

"The capsule was designed to float, and contained food and survival supplies."

For the researchers' sake I hope they stocked it with food. The only thing worse than a pissed off bear that got ejected from a supersonic flight is a hungry pissed of bear that got ejected from a supersonic flight.

Fista-Phobia		2012-12-23 12:00:05 AM

Is that Nick the Nazi?

whatshisname		2012-12-23 12:00:26 AM

I'm not sure I'll click on a link showing a bear strapped to an ejector seat.

Plant Rights Activist		2012-12-23 12:01:06 AM

fusillade762: [images2.wikia.nocookie.net image 600x480]

i.neoseeker.com

dood

Fista-Phobia		2012-12-23 12:01:59 AM

Nice.

wildcardjack		2012-12-23 12:02:07 AM

Fark refering to a Yahoo news article that's based on an io9 article written by a freelance writer that's frequently referred to by the Stuff You Should Know podcast over at How Stuff Works.

Poor guy, he's stuck in Buffalo NY. I bet he wishes he was an ejection seat tester, anything to get out of that town.

Notabunny		2012-12-23 12:04:52 AM

Fista-Phobia: [chromegoddess.jpg]

Nice.

Beautiful. Is that a Hustler?

Quantum Apostrophe		2012-12-23 12:05:19 AM

fusillade762: [images2.wikia.nocookie.net image 600x480]

www2.ac-lyon.fr

BizarreMan		2012-12-23 12:05:27 AM

So we test it on bears after humans died in testing?

Huh.

Fista-Phobia		2012-12-23 12:09:10 AM

BigLuca		2012-12-23 12:11:07 AM

Bears were used after a team of twinks died in early tests.

The bears did fabulously.

Fista-Phobia		2012-12-23 12:17:27 AM

So did the pilot eject the bear?

crujonessociety.com

cowgirl toffee		2012-12-23 12:20:52 AM

Please... please. Tell me more... this is soooooo interesting.

WeenerGord		2012-12-23 12:21:05 AM

BigLuca: Bears were used after a team of twinks died in early tests.

The bears did fabulously.

Sounds kinda gay, nttawwt

Publikwerks		2012-12-23 12:22:35 AM

Pointy Tail of Satan		2012-12-23 12:31:22 AM

The ejecting is nothing compared to the fact they could teach the bears to pilot the planes,

sseye		2012-12-23 12:34:04 AM

Why would anyone make a urine bomber that's just dumb

toraque		2012-12-23 12:35:52 AM

As bad as it sounds to use man eating bears in an experiment, think of it this way: if the experiment succeeds, then you have a valid technology you can use with human pilots. If not, hey, one less man eating bear.

Shadowtag		2012-12-23 12:35:58 AM

And they remember.

publikenemy		2012-12-23 12:39:15 AM

Holy isht those guys have to have some disconnect switch in their brains to let them do something like that with no empathy for the bear. Somethin ain't right wit them boys brains...That bear doesn't know wtf is going on. I hope they were heavily sedated, but maybe not since they needed the test to be as close to a humans experience as possible.

..I mean it was for a good reason, but testing on animals who have no idea what kind of sick trip they're on is just wrong IMO..and yes I'm well aware of all the animal testing that has gone on and continues to in the name of science and product testing..

...and I'm not happy but admittedly have no solution.

common sense is an oxymoron		2012-12-23 12:41:14 AM

Notabunny: Fista-Phobia: [chromegoddess.jpg]

Nice.

Beautiful. Is that a Hustler?

Yes.

From the bears' perspective, it's kinda hard to call the tests "successful" when the final exam was a necropsy.

wildcardjack		2012-12-23 12:49:33 AM

Don't forget the kung-fu bears

www.onegreenplanet.org

Notabunny		2012-12-23 12:51:37 AM

common sense is an oxymoron: Notabunny: Fista-Phobia: [chromegoddess.jpg]

Nice.

Beautiful. Is that a Hustler?

Yes.

From the bears' perspective, it's kinda hard to call the tests "successful" when the final exam was a necropsy.

Yeah, but I'm sticking with 'awesome'. Then again, I've sat happily in the front seat of an F4 at -100ft, so I'm kinda stupid.

Philbb		2012-12-23 01:12:33 AM

Unavailable for comment?

i335.photobucket.com

FauxReal		2012-12-23 01:13:27 AM

Notabunny: common sense is an oxymoron: Notabunny: Fista-Phobia: [chromegoddess.jpg]

Nice.

Beautiful. Is that a Hustler?

Yes.

From the bears' perspective, it's kinda hard to call the tests "successful" when the final exam was a necropsy.

Yeah, but I'm sticking with 'awesome'. Then again, I've sat happily in the front seat of an F4 at -100ft, so I'm kinda stupid.

I bet you'd have felt differently if you were to be ejected from an experimental ejection system and then dissected at the end. I think military pilots should have some kind of bear thanking ritual to do every time they land safely.

B.L.Z. Bub		2012-12-23 01:19:52 AM

It's got nothing on Bear Force One. (May be NSFW.)

starsrift		2012-12-23 01:27:26 AM

Notabunny: Yeah, but I'm sticking with 'awesome'. Then again, I've sat happily in the front seat of an F4 at -100ft, so I'm kinda stupid.

Two questions:
1) Were you submarine or subterranean?
2) Was your tunnelling/diving flight plan authorized?

Notabunny		2012-12-23 01:27:32 AM

FauxReal: Notabunny: common sense is an oxymoron: Notabunny: Fista-Phobia: [chromegoddess.jpg]

Nice.

Beautiful. Is that a Hustler?

Yes.

From the bears' perspective, it's kinda hard to call the tests "successful" when the final exam was a necropsy.

Yeah, but I'm sticking with 'awesome'. Then again, I've sat happily in the front seat of an F4 at -100ft, so I'm kinda stupid.

I bet you'd have felt differently if you were to be ejected from an experimental ejection system and then dissected at the end. I think military pilots should have some kind of bear thanking ritual to do every time they land safely.

You'd win that bet. i was a stupid kid who mustered testosterone and bravado to challenge an F4 pilot. I learned stupidity and hormones only go so far.

Dadoody		2012-12-23 01:28:05 AM

The Chinese media has reported on an extraordinary account of a mother bear saving her cub from a life of torture by strangling it and then killing itself.

The bears were kept in a farm located in a remote area in the North-West of
China. The bears on the farm had their gall bladders milked daily for 'bear bile,'
which is used as a remedy in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM).

It was reported that the bears are kept in tiny cages known as 'crush cages',
as the bears have no room to manoeuvre and are literally crushed.

The bile is harvested by making a permanent hole or fistula in the bears'
abdomen and gall bladder.

As the hole is never closed, the animals are suspect to various infections and
diseases including tumours, cancers and death from peritonitis.

The bears are fitted with an iron vest, as they often try to kill themselves by
hitting their stomach as they are unable to bear the pain.

A person who was on the farm in place of a friend witnessed the procedures
and told Reminbao.com that they were inhumane.

The witness also claimed that a mother bear broke out its cage when it heard
its cub howl in fear before a worker punctured its stomach to milk the bile.

The workers ran away in fear when they saw the mother bear rushing to its
cub's side.

Unable to free the cub from its restraints, the mother hugged the cub and
eventually strangled it.

It then dropped the cub and ran head-first into a wall, killing itself.

Many TCM practitioners have denounced the use of bear bile in their
treatment as there are cheaper herbs and synthetics that can be used in its
place.

Bear bile is traditionally used to remove 'heat' from the body as well as treat
high fever, liver ailments and sore eyes.

i2.mirror.co.uk

Farnn		2012-12-23 01:28:54 AM

doglover: [simpsonswiki.net image 250x193]

I just watched that episode the other day and it is so relevant to what is going on right now with both immigration and the school shooting hysteria.

WeenerGord		2012-12-23 01:38:50 AM

FauxReal: I bet you'd have felt differently if you were to be ejected from an experimental ejection system and then dissected at the end. I think military pilots should have some kind of bear thanking ritual to do every time they land safely.

dailypicksandflicks.com

still up there too, poor thing

Dr. Baird		2012-12-23 01:39:25 AM

In ancient cultures bears were considered equals with men.

WeenerGord		2012-12-23 01:45:54 AM

sseye: Why would anyone make a urine bomber that's just dumb

4.bp.blogspot.com

PePe Le Pew

DarthBart		2012-12-23 02:08:46 AM

What else a bear bomber might look like.

images.wikia.com

Da, Tovarich!

DarthBart		2012-12-23 02:11:03 AM

Though someone is going to give me crap because the Russian Bear isn't supersonic.

Ivo Shandor		2012-12-23 02:16:29 AM

WeenerGord: still up there too, poor thing

If it makes you feel any better, the satellite re-entered in 1958.

katerbug72		2012-12-23 02:18:41 AM

Quantum Apostrophe: fusillade762: [images2.wikia.nocookie.net image 600x480]

[www2.ac-lyon.fr image 279x384]

Looks like Hannover Fist.

Pribar		2012-12-23 02:19:38 AM

B.L.Z. Bub: It's got nothing on Bear Force One. (May be NSFW.)

they are not hairy enough to be considered "bears"

katerbug72		2012-12-23 02:23:08 AM

*Hanover.

The best kid's song about bears.

Mock26		2012-12-23 02:28:38 AM

publikenemy: Holy isht those guys have to have some disconnect switch in their brains to let them do something like that with no empathy for the bear. Somethin ain't right wit them boys brains...That bear doesn't know wtf is going on. I hope they were heavily sedated, but maybe not since they needed the test to be as close to a humans experience as possible.

..I mean it was for a good reason, but testing on animals who have no idea what kind of sick trip they're on is just wrong IMO..and yes I'm well aware of all the animal testing that has gone on and continues to in the name of science and product testing..

...and I'm not happy but admittedly have no solution.

It is, and Odin preserve me for uttering this phrase, a necessary evil.

ISO15693		2012-12-23 03:33:21 AM

WeenerGord: FauxReal: I bet you'd have felt differently if you were to be ejected from an experimental ejection system and then dissected at the end. I think military pilots should have some kind of bear thanking ritual to do every time they land safely.

[dailypicksandflicks.com image 600x438]

still up there too, poor thing

No - She re-entered the atmosphere and burned up on April 14th, 1958

RatMaster999		2012-12-23 05:44:57 AM

Mock26: publikenemy: Holy isht those guys have to have some disconnect switch in their brains to let them do something like that with no empathy for the bear. Somethin ain't right wit them boys brains...That bear doesn't know wtf is going on. I hope they were heavily sedated, but maybe not since they needed the test to be as close to a humans experience as possible.

..I mean it was for a good reason, but testing on animals who have no idea what kind of sick trip they're on is just wrong IMO..and yes I'm well aware of all the animal testing that has gone on and continues to in the name of science and product testing..

...and I'm not happy but admittedly have no solution.

It is, and Odin preserve me for uttering this phrase, a necessary evil.

We've got plenty of convicts otherwise just sitting around, sucking up tax money. Why not offer them time off their sentences and/or improved living conditions in exchange for testing? At least some of the less medically exploratory testing, such as the effects of cosmetics on skin, or beta-testing drugs. I would think having actual human results would be useful, rather than looking at what happens to rats and rabbits and then extrapolating the results.