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Sheer asskickery

Posted: 18 Dec 2005, 20:43
by Caydr
Great article at Gizmag, very intersting to military buffs maybe:
http://www.gizmag.com/go/3062/

Posted: 18 Dec 2005, 23:48
by Das Bruce
How unoriginal.

Posted: 18 Dec 2005, 23:59
by Zoombie
I amo totaly stelaing the black powerarmour for ITEOTWAWKIBIFF

Posted: 19 Dec 2005, 00:44
by DavetheBrave
..........Starship Troopers?

Posted: 19 Dec 2005, 02:15
by Zoombie
Huh?

Posted: 19 Dec 2005, 16:39
by BlackLiger
W00t, NANOLATHE

http://www.gizmag.co.uk/go/3062/3/ <- see, Nanotech!

Posted: 19 Dec 2005, 18:48
by Caydr
That's actually a really interesting site to just browse through from time to time. Has all kind of high tech gadgetry in development, things like a robotic arm they're developing which is not only controlled by the person's own brain as if it was their own hand, but using synthetic neves which will allow the person to actually feel sensation in that hand. :o Due for first human testing in 2006-ish, I think.

Posted: 19 Dec 2005, 18:56
by Min3mat
what else are they going to test it on? imagine monkeys with power-arms rompin' around :D

Posted: 20 Dec 2005, 00:51
by Sheekel
Are these suits/weapons for the United States. Haha, we're already 8 trillion in the hole. We cant even pay for armour for our troops in Iraq. How the hell is bush gonna pay for these, presuming they are for U.S. that is.

Posted: 20 Dec 2005, 00:55
by FizWizz
[quote=Sheekel]Haha, we're already 8 trillion in the hole. We cant even pay for armour for our troops in Iraq. How the hell is bush gonna pay for these, presuming they are for U.S. that is.[/quote]
IIRC, the U.S. military budget equals that of the next 20(?) highest budgeted countries combined. It's probably eventually for us.

as for how we'll pay for it, where do you get the idea that bush may even care?

Posted: 20 Dec 2005, 18:45
by SinbadEV
where are they going to get the money? POWER ARMOR!!! Power armor doesn't cost money, it MAKES money. :P

Posted: 21 Dec 2005, 03:21
by GrOuNd_ZeRo
Well their article on the XM-8 is outdated, this weapon is to be cancelled or atleast suspended.