justin0469 Posted March 19, 2009 Report Share Posted March 19, 2009 http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10200199-1.htmlThis laser gun zaps mosquitoesby Juniper Foo (Credit: ariadna)With news of a new kind of dengue emerging in Singapore, this sounds like a job for...a mosquito laser zapper! Punnily dubbed a "weapon of mosquito destruction" (WMD), scientists are finally declaring a Cold War against malaria and all mosquito-related ailments. This particular one appears to take a Death Star leaf out of the "Star War" book, with the laser designed to detect the audio frequency of beating wings, zero in on the culprit, and burn it on the spot. The good news is the WMD will be capable of sweeping an entire area or village and "toast(ing) millions of mosquitoes in a few minutes", physicist and project lead scientist Dr. Jordin Kare told CNN. Intellectual Ventures, a company founded by former Microsoft executive Nathan Myhrvold, commissioned the research. Now all we need is a home version that we can set up to fry those miniscule terrorists before they can infect any loved ones around. Yes, I am that bored. And I still have another hour or so before the work day is over.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V4junkie Posted March 19, 2009 Report Share Posted March 19, 2009 Forget the mosquitoes . . . who names their kid Juniper Foo?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kawi kid Posted March 19, 2009 Report Share Posted March 19, 2009 so what happens when it malfunctions and starts zapping people Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V4junkie Posted March 19, 2009 Report Share Posted March 19, 2009 Skynet takes over the world Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harb67 Posted March 20, 2009 Report Share Posted March 20, 2009 so what happens when it malfunctions and starts zapping peopleHonestly they'll probably repackage and market the thing to ravers or something. If it zapped a person it'd probably tickle; all it does is burn off the mosquito's wings, so it's probably not powerful enough to do much damage to a person...at least not much damage as long as they don't just stand there and let it zap away for an extended period of time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAMBUSA Posted March 20, 2009 Report Share Posted March 20, 2009 Are they gonna get a bunch of sharks and attach the lazers to their heads? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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