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Slingshot drone fleet targets US heartland-> 0

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on Friday April 20, @12:15PM

KDN writes "UAV's in the US: http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2012/04/20/slingshot-drone-fleet-targets-us-heartland/

When I read this I couldn't help thinking of Wild E Coyote chasing the Road Runner: The UAVs are launched like a slingshot using a 100-foot bungee cord: The pilot ties the bungee to a stake in the ground, gets the proper tension and hooks the bungee to the aircraft before lofting it into the skies "
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iron breathing life found under a glacer-> 0

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on Friday April 17 2009, @12:17PM

KDN writes "Scientists have found a lake enclosed in a glacier in Antarctica. Without oxygen or light, the microbes have learned to metabolize a mixture of iron and sulfur. Makes me wonder just how extreme life can go. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090416144512.htm"
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