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2006-05-25 Science & Technology

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Posted by Steve 2006-05-25 15:47|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 So... the Klingon bird of prey is closer to reality? BRUHAHAHAHA!! Cry 'Havoc', and let slip the dogs of war!!

Posted by DarthVader 2006-05-25 16:45|| 2006-05-25 16:45|| Front Page Top

#2 Let me know when they come up with invisible pants.

Posted by tu3031 2006-05-25 16:52|| 2006-05-25 16:52|| Front Page Top

#3 So if the Democrats take over in 2008 they'll be able to deploy invisible soldiers to hunt for Osama?

Posted by Matt 2006-05-25 16:53|| 2006-05-25 16:53|| Front Page Top

#4 What's a flasher to do

Posted by Captain America 2006-05-25 17:06|| 2006-05-25 17:06|| Front Page Top

#5 The Pentagon's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency supported the research.

Not surprising, DARPA will throw taxpayer dollars at anything.

Posted by Besoeker 2006-05-25 17:15|| 2006-05-25 17:15|| Front Page Top

#6 D.V., I believe that credit should go where credit is due, which I believe is to the Romulans. Klingons obtained the device only later, as did the Federation when Spock seduced that Romulan babe -- sorry, Goddess.

Posted by Perfesser 2006-05-25 17:41|| 2006-05-25 17:41|| Front Page Top

#7 Stealth planes, Stealth ships, Steath subs, Steath Missiles, Steath Space Ships, Steath Troops, Stealth Postmen, ~~Stealth Sex~~

Posted by 3dc 2006-05-25 18:08|| 2006-05-25 18:08|| Front Page Top

#8 Black with a thin red edgeline, please.

Posted by Brett 2006-05-25 18:37|| 2006-05-25 18:37|| Front Page Top

#9 Stardate 2266: first appearance of Cloaking Device on a Romulan "Bird of Prey" - see episode entitled "Balance of Terror"...

Posted by borgboy 2006-05-25 19:40|| 2006-05-25 19:40|| Front Page Top

#10 I recall now Doug Kenney's Invisible Redkin in the Girls Lockerroom, a Nat Lamp Semi-classic.

Posted by 6 2006-05-25 19:51|| 2006-05-25 19:51|| Front Page Top

#11 This is a variation of the Yehudi effect that has been around since WWII

Posted by RWV 2006-05-25 20:06|| 2006-05-25 20:06|| Front Page Top

#12 No, no, no, The Shadows had it first.

Posted by anonymous2u 2006-05-25 20:46|| 2006-05-25 20:46|| Front Page Top

#13 Can we put it on an A-10 warthog?

That would be cool Beavis.

Posted by bigjim-ky 2006-05-25 20:55|| 2006-05-25 20:55|| Front Page Top

#14 Would have been interesting iff Spock and the Romulan Commander had a kid(s) that went on to cause galactic anarchy and mayhem, SAVIK and YAR notwithstanding.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2006-05-25 22:40|| 2006-05-25 22:40|| Front Page Top

#15 I wanna put it on a thermonuclear bomb and wheel it into Mecca.

Posted by DarthVader 2006-05-25 23:10|| 2006-05-25 23:10|| Front Page Top

#16 Force fields - bah! Invisibility - ptui! I want my GIANT MECHA!! Now, THAT would be cool.

Posted by DMFD 2006-05-25 23:56|| 2006-05-25 23:56|| Front Page Top

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