Slothop the Rat

[David Morris]

>From: "cj hurtt" <cjhurtt at hotmail.com>
>
>it's getting more blade runner everyday. but it's ok. they're only going to 
>use this on rats...never ever people, right?

Yea, right.

It's funny that the news media are heralding this as a boon for future 
search and rescue mission for, say, people buried in collapsed buildings.  
Sure.

It's actually not a new thing.  My freshman psych 101 class (back in 1976) 
showed us a film of a cat w/ a wire attached to its head.  They could make 
it jump, sit, etc.  That scared me way back then.  The only thing new about 
this rat is that it's remote controled, which is of course the logical next 
step.

I have heard one potential positive use for this technology: paralyzed 
people could be made mobile again.  But I think that will require far more 
extensive wiring beyond the brain.

David Morris




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