A bullet for Walter

[DigitalBuddha]

Self-steering bullet researched by US weapons experts

Across this bullet YOU DO NOT........

A self-guiding bullet that can steer itself towards its target is being developed for use by the US military.

The bullet uses tiny fins to correct the course of its flight allowing it to hit laser-illuminated targets.



Take a piece out on the lane here - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16810107

[Hominid]

Can you imaging how much a box of rounds would cost.  Likely more than the rifle itself!  Too bad man's best technology always goes into warfare.

[meekon5]

Can you imaging how much a box of rounds would cost.  Likely more than the rifle itself!  Too bad man's best technology always goes into warfare.

But compare the economics. A box of these are more enough one shot one kill, as opposed to a machine gun where hundreds of bullets only make for very few hits and unreliable kills.

That's the economics of war mongering.

[DigitalBuddha]

Can you imaging how much a box of rounds would cost.  Likely more than the rifle itself!  Too bad man's best technology always goes into warfare.

This is true, and a point of human history that we always seem to excel in the creation of military technology. Too bad we don't keep such talent focused on peaceful technology only. Think of the world we would be living in if people focused all of their resources on solving the basic problems of dudemanity such as poverty, disease, energy needs, distribution of goods, etc. We have the ability to live in a earthy paradise, but insist on using our creativity on as much bullshit as possible that kills us. Not very smart.

[GamerDude]

This is true, and a point of human history that we always seem to excel in the creation of military technology. Too bad we don't keep such talent focused on peaceful technology only. Think of the world we would be living in if people focused all of their resources on solving the basic problems of dudemanity such as poverty, disease, energy needs, distribution of goods, etc. We have the ability to live in a earthy paradise, but insist on using our creativity on as much bullshit as possible that kills us. Not very smart.

True. It reminds me of a movie I've seen a few weeks ago, called Bunraku. During the first few minutes they tell a story about how war was a part of life since two animals shared the same place on Earth, and how humans took it too far, to the point that there are more ways to kill a person than ways to make bread. Kinda funny that people believe that humans are oh-so-evolved-and-superior to the rest of the living beings, but instead of learning peaceful ways to solve their problems they keep investing their glorified blessed-by-evolution brains in finding better ways to kill each other.

[milnie]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vfw5zh_f_wg

watch from 7m onward

I think ACME should be sueing the military for all the ideas that have been stolen over the years!