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HazF16
PostPosted: Oct 20, 2005 - 12:04 PM Reply with quote Back to top
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Brain-in-a-dish flies plane
by Jennifer Viegas Discovery News - Tuesday, 26 October 2004

Could an artificial brain fly a real plane? (Image: iStockphoto)
A living "brain" of cultured rat cells now controls an F-22 fighter jet flight simulator, a U.S. scientist says.

Scientists say the research could lead to tiny, brain-controlled prosthetic devices and living computers flying pilotless aeroplanes.

[...]

Full article: http://abc.net.au/science/news/stories/s1228132.htm


WTF?!

What do you guys think?
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HELL NO!!!!! well I guess you wouldn't have to deal with an ego trip or hear it whine about minor lighting problems in the cockpit. Crazy Pilot

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They have a hard enough time keeping the Raptor's avionicsbays the right temperature. Can you imagine if they tried to keep something ALIVE in there?
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HELL NO!!!!! well I guess you wouldn't have to deal with an ego trip or hear it whine about minor lighting problems in the cockpit.


Lol, I can see it now. The mission goes all as planned and all of a sudden the planes pass over a cheese factory. Next thing you know, all hell breaks loose and there you have it, multimillion dollar planes down the shitter when they nose dive into a factory!

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Imagine the headline

"Air Force's Greatest Fighter has Nose for Chesse"
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