Comments on: Big Eatrs: Defense Department Developing Robots Which Can Feed on Dead Bodies http://jonathanturley.org/2009/07/14/big-eatrs-defense-department-developing-robots-which-can-feed-on-dead-bodies/ Res ipsa loquitur ("The thing itself speaks") Tue, 14 Feb 2012 07:32:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Mike Spindell http://jonathanturley.org/2009/07/14/big-eatrs-defense-department-developing-robots-which-can-feed-on-dead-bodies/#comment-67746 Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:36:06 +0000 http://jonathanturley.org/?p=12785#comment-67746 There are some stories that just make me want to go back to bed, pull the covers over my head and achieve the calm nepenthe that is sleep. This is one such item.

]]> By: Jericho http://jonathanturley.org/2009/07/14/big-eatrs-defense-department-developing-robots-which-can-feed-on-dead-bodies/#comment-67684 Wed, 15 Jul 2009 10:58:49 +0000 http://jonathanturley.org/?p=12785#comment-67684 In the words of Seinfeld: “Ow, yeah, I like this idea.”

]]> By: David W. http://jonathanturley.org/2009/07/14/big-eatrs-defense-department-developing-robots-which-can-feed-on-dead-bodies/#comment-67664 Wed, 15 Jul 2009 03:47:07 +0000 http://jonathanturley.org/?p=12785#comment-67664 Sounds like the DoD has been watching Stephen King’s 1986 movie, Maximum Overdrive.

]]> By: David http://jonathanturley.org/2009/07/14/big-eatrs-defense-department-developing-robots-which-can-feed-on-dead-bodies/#comment-67656 Wed, 15 Jul 2009 03:17:34 +0000 http://jonathanturley.org/?p=12785#comment-67656 Off topic, but did you read about the aphrodisiac gum allegedly dropped into Gaza? It was a weird news day, flesh eating robots coming soon on the ground and flesh craving gum from the air.

According to the article: “The story came to light after a Palestinian man filed a complaint that his daughter had experienced “dubious side effects” after chewing the offending gum, Israeli media reported.”

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iflSn6wJWSpD_E55DV8LHxvldfiA

]]> By: lottakatz http://jonathanturley.org/2009/07/14/big-eatrs-defense-department-developing-robots-which-can-feed-on-dead-bodies/#comment-67654 Wed, 15 Jul 2009 03:02:54 +0000 http://jonathanturley.org/?p=12785#comment-67654 NONONONONONOOOOOOOOOOO! This is just wrong on every level. Cannibalistic freaking robots unleashed on your enemies?

Reality is now at the point that we live in the science fiction novels I read starting 50+ years ago. I swear I can not at all time differentiate between real-real and a joke story due to our technological expertise. Is this real-real? And if it is it’s pretty obvious from the article that slow moving or immobilized fuel targets, like wounded, disabled, infants etc. dead or alive, combatants or not, can go into the steam furnace to fuel these monsters. How exactly is it different to melt your enemy into fat for fuel vs soap? W T F ?

Is this some kind of joke story that I’m just not in on or what? Srsly, is this a joke?

]]> By: Neccia Celli http://jonathanturley.org/2009/07/14/big-eatrs-defense-department-developing-robots-which-can-feed-on-dead-bodies/#comment-67648 Wed, 15 Jul 2009 02:22:47 +0000 http://jonathanturley.org/?p=12785#comment-67648 Hello,

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]]> By: jw http://jonathanturley.org/2009/07/14/big-eatrs-defense-department-developing-robots-which-can-feed-on-dead-bodies/#comment-67647 Wed, 15 Jul 2009 02:14:09 +0000 http://jonathanturley.org/?p=12785#comment-67647 People wouldn’t be bothered by this if they humanize it. Program it so that when it starts eating a body, it plays the sounds of chewing and, “Mmmmmm.” Maybe even belch when it’s done.

]]> By: rafflaw http://jonathanturley.org/2009/07/14/big-eatrs-defense-department-developing-robots-which-can-feed-on-dead-bodies/#comment-67646 Wed, 15 Jul 2009 02:12:34 +0000 http://jonathanturley.org/?p=12785#comment-67646 What a huge waste of money! Can’t the DOD find better ways to use our tax money? How about actually outfitting our soldiers with the best equiptment possible? Use some of the robot money to build some helicopters that can be used in Afghanistan so we don’t have to “charter” helicopters from private companies!

]]> By: Anonymously Yours http://jonathanturley.org/2009/07/14/big-eatrs-defense-department-developing-robots-which-can-feed-on-dead-bodies/#comment-67635 Wed, 15 Jul 2009 01:37:37 +0000 http://jonathanturley.org/?p=12785#comment-67635 Hey wait a minute will they have a conscience?

If not we already have our quota serving in DC that I would like to nominate. Pelosi, Bush both of em, Cheney et al. . .

]]> By: Dredd http://jonathanturley.org/2009/07/14/big-eatrs-defense-department-developing-robots-which-can-feed-on-dead-bodies/#comment-67624 Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:04:46 +0000 http://jonathanturley.org/?p=12785#comment-67624 Those bots are going to get fat, like their makers.

http://blogdredd.blogspot.com/2009/07/global-climate-homeland-insecurity.html

]]> By: Jill http://jonathanturley.org/2009/07/14/big-eatrs-defense-department-developing-robots-which-can-feed-on-dead-bodies/#comment-67610 Tue, 14 Jul 2009 21:15:00 +0000 http://jonathanturley.org/?p=12785#comment-67610 Robots are their own stream of life. For us to do this to them is an abomination.

]]> By: BuelahMan http://jonathanturley.org/2009/07/14/big-eatrs-defense-department-developing-robots-which-can-feed-on-dead-bodies/#comment-67598 Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:59:08 +0000 http://jonathanturley.org/?p=12785#comment-67598 This reminds me of my high school French Class. The teacher became sick half way thru the year and the temps knew no French, so we took it upon ourselves to teach what we felt we needed to know in life.

The only thing that stuck with me after 30+ years is “Manger Moi” (rhymes with “anger toy” in Mississippian), which has no resemblance whatsoever to the French pronunciation.

It meant:

Eat Me.

Mississippi education is better than it is chocked up as.

]]> By: Jill http://jonathanturley.org/2009/07/14/big-eatrs-defense-department-developing-robots-which-can-feed-on-dead-bodies/#comment-67596 Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:54:43 +0000 http://jonathanturley.org/?p=12785#comment-67596 Queen of Sheba,

Would you like a nice purse to go with the robot you purchased?

]]> By: Queen of Sheba http://jonathanturley.org/2009/07/14/big-eatrs-defense-department-developing-robots-which-can-feed-on-dead-bodies/#comment-67594 Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:50:09 +0000 http://jonathanturley.org/?p=12785#comment-67594 YUK!! The defense department can think of more ways to spend more money than my shopaholic sister-in-law. This year the DOD budget is slated to hit over $640 billion. I’m sure this country could think of more useful ways to spend a large percentage of that money than inventing in new ways of engaging an enemy on the battlefield. Maybe if we would stop invading countries we wouldn’t need all those lethal toys.

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