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Comment Re:Must it be a condom? (Score 5, Insightful) 171

I have an even better idea! How about a condom that kills all known STDs while you're doing the deed. That's a much better idea than one that just changes color. It can have enzymes in it. I predict the whole STD thing will be history within a decade.

Please send my prize to the usual address...

Comment Re:Separation of powers or the rule of law, anyone (Score 1) 242

You know, given how much of Holland is below sea level (26%) ... you can kind of see that they might give a damn about rising sea levels.

Problem is: It's not the Dutch CO2 that's going to sink them. SO long as the USA, et. al. keep on producing CO@ at the current rate it won;t make a damn bit of difference what they do in a small country like that.

Comment Not useless (Score 1) 5

100% electric aircraft aren't viable yet but surely this tech could be used to supplement traditional aircraft, eg. as a take-off booster or whatever (taking off and climbing to cruising altitude takes a big chunk of the fuel). Even if it can only cut fuel by 5% overall on each flight it's still a big saving.

After takeoff the electric motors could be cut and then recharged by solar panels during the remainder of the flight.

Comment Re:Rhino horns don't even work! (Score 1) 163

How about we take this a bit further and embed a bit of Viagra and aspirin in them - make them actually work in the way people believe they should works (ie. hangover cures and erectile dysfunction).

We can also give them a pinkish tint so people can easily identify the 'good' ones (sign of quality - just like the blue color of Breaking Bad's meth).

After a while people will be demanding the artificial ones - problem solved!

Comment Re:Is this important? (Score 4, Insightful) 76

"general perception of personal vulnerability to terror attacks increased"

Precisely what we don't want. The risk of getting out of bed in the morning is higher than being bombed by terrorists.

This is just another ploy by people who get rich from increasing public paranoia (ie. governments).

Comment Re:You mean NEOs like Russia? (Score 1) 272

keeping 10 or 20 nuclear devices available might be a good idea, and would be "insignificant compared to the thousands now held in military arsenals."

He's referring to non-military, privately-held nuclear weapons.

Obviously the answer is "yes", we should definitely have a few dozen of those. Just in case.

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