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    Image of Bokusatsu_Tenshi Bokusatsu_Tenshi
    11/17/09

    In reply to Video: Bomb-Proof Wallpaper vs Wrecking Ball

    Video is really misleading...

    I mean, the wallpaper really is resistant and all, but the main reason why the wall isn't colapsing is because that wallpaper is anchored.
    Also, those brick walls could be taken out with a punch or even less force without the paper... so they can't really be used as comparison (it breaks the wall but doesn't break the wallpaper).

    I'm not saying the product is a hoax, but just about any thicker plastic sheet would have the same effect.

    The video proves nothing. #bombproofwallpaper
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    Image of maven2k maven2k
    11/17/09

    @Bokusatsu_Tenshi: That's kind of the point. Of course it's going to be anchored or it would just fall apart. I'm not trying to be a dick or anything, but I disagree that just plastic would do what that stuff does. I'm sure it's a whole system and not just the "wallpaper" that stops the damage. #bombproofwallpaper
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    Image of Gordonium Gordonium
    11/17/09

    In reply to Video: Bomb-Proof Wallpaper vs Wrecking Ball
    It's cool shit like this that makes General Chemistry students finally understand how powerful/nifty hydrogen bonds can be. #bombproofwallpaper
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    Image of OCEntertainment OCEntertainment
    11/17/09

    In reply to Video: Bomb-Proof Wallpaper vs Wrecking Ball
    And yet, the first practical application I could think of is for use in homes with rowdy two-year-olds. #bombproofwallpaper
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    Image of Xeno Xeno
    11/17/09

    @OCEntertainment: I find that wrapping the two-year-olds in bubble wrap to be a more efficient solution. #bombproofwallpaper
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    Image of Kirkaiya Kirkaiya
    11/17/09

    In reply to Video: Bomb-Proof Wallpaper vs Wrecking Ball
    If I was still in the Army, and living in a tent somewhere, I would *so* wall-paper my entire tent with this. In fact, never mind the canvas, just make the entire tent out of bombproof wallpaper! #bombproofwallpaper
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    Image of Thangka Thangka
    11/17/09

    In reply to Video: Bomb-Proof Wallpaper vs Wrecking Ball
    It looks like Kevlar racing sail material. #bombproofwallpaper
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    Image of Bokusatsu_Tenshi Bokusatsu_Tenshi
    10/28/09

    In reply to Petman Walking/Balancing Robot Is Like BigDog's "Human" Master
    Already expecting a video parody... #petman
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    Image of madog madog
    10/28/09

    In reply to Army Helmet-Mounted Radar Will Give Soldiers Eyes In the Back Of Their Heads
    Wish I could find a video of Al Franken in oldschool SNL with his mobile uplink team using satellites in geosynchronous orbit. Damn the DCMA right now. Closest thing I can find is this (and of course the insert image icon isn't appearing while editing):

    [snltranscripts.jt.org]
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    Image of gunluva is prepared to drop. gunluva is prepared to drop.
    10/27/09

    In reply to Army Helmet-Mounted Radar Will Give Soldiers Eyes In the Back Of Their Heads
    All well and good until someone picks up the "Blind" skull. #radarhelmet
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    Image of noroadtrippin noroadtrippin
    10/27/09

    In reply to Army Helmet-Mounted Radar Will Give Soldiers Eyes In the Back Of Their Heads
    "Sounds like an awesome tool to keep our soldiers safe, but there are a few problems that would need to be addressed"

    Also...the fact that all of this Land Warrior crap they keep developing turns out to be relatively useless on the ground. The battalions that have taken to Afghanistan and Iraq thus far have tossed it in their gear lockers shortly after arriving in country every time. Its trying to solve too many theoretical problems that just don't need a bunch of gizmos to solve. Sure, at face value it seems to make a lot of sense that I would want to know what is approaching me from behind...but really, my PLT and SQD members at my 6 ought to already be handling that. I don't need a radar. #radarhelmet
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    Image of Curves Curves
    10/27/09

    In reply to Army Helmet-Mounted Radar Will Give Soldiers Eyes In the Back Of Their Heads
    I already have eyes in the back of my head, and can see through walls. I am a Mother.
    We. Know. All. #radarhelmet
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    Image of USB_Humping_Dog USB_Humping_Dog
    10/27/09

    @Curves: Y'know, I fully believe that motherhood impart mystical omniscience. #radarhelmet
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    Image of Curves Curves
    10/28/09

    @USB_Humping_Dog: It did come with the awakening of some pretty instinctual abilities. Its quite amazing actually. #radarhelmet
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    Image of USB_Humping_Dog USB_Humping_Dog
    10/28/09

    @Curves: It's the only way to explain why I got busted so much growing up. That, or I just suck at lying (but I refuse to believe that, so there we go). #radarhelmet
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    Image of awjans awjans
    10/27/09

    In reply to Army Helmet-Mounted Radar Will Give Soldiers Eyes In the Back Of Their Heads
    Does radar actually see you when it's cooking you? #radarhelmet
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    Image of Lizard_King Lizard_King
    10/27/09

    In reply to Army Helmet-Mounted Radar Will Give Soldiers Eyes In the Back Of Their Heads
    Movement. Signals clean. Range, 20 meters.
    Range, 17 meters.
    15 meters
    12 meters
    Man this is a big Fucking signal.
    9 meters. 7. 6.
    It's reading right man, look.
    5 meters, man. 4, What the Hell? #radarhelmet
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    10/27/09

    In reply to Augmented Reality Goggles Give Real-Life +50% Speed Boost to Marine Mechanics
    This computer understands that channel locks are not mean to be used on thumbs, right? #ar
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    Image of nutbastard nutbastard
    10/27/09

    In reply to Augmented Reality Goggles Give Real-Life +50% Speed Boost to Marine Mechanics
    does it berate you when you inadvertently fuck something up? #ar
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    Image of valkilmerisawful valkilmerisawful
    10/27/09

    @nutbastard: Yup. If you do everything right, you have a virtual romantic evening with a hott e-lady-of-the-night. If you screw up, you get the same virtual romance holodeck experience except your virtual pee pee cannot get an e-rection, and you are virtually humiliated. And then when you try to explain it to her, she just laughs at you for telling a pair of glasses that you've just had too much wine. #ar
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    Image of NightInfinity NightInfinity
    10/27/09

    In reply to Augmented Reality Goggles Give Real-Life +50% Speed Boost to Marine Mechanics
    I saw some video where BMW(I think) was showing this tech off. Very cool. #ar
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    Image of fuchikoma fuchikoma
    10/27/09

    @NightInfinity: Yes, that was a concept video, but I'm very happy to hear that it's been put to real life application at last. I think this is one of the better immediate uses for AR tech.

    As something like an engine is assembled in a relatively standard way, it should be easy for the software to recognize parts, and what it is looking at - I also think it would be pretty easy to slap a sticker with a glyph onto parts to ID them and give a little orientation data to a system like this if needed. #ar
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