remote controlled beetle by DARPA
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I don't believe they are self aware... or they'd have conquered the humans by now.
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@jgq85 all they are doing is sending a extremely small electrical pulse into it's brain, which isn't felt. Other than that, they feed it, keep it safe from predators, give it a good environment ect.
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What is wrong with all you people?
1) They aren't hurting it, they are just stimulating its optic lobe so that it flies in certain directions.
2) We employ horses, donkeys and other animals all the time for useful work.
3) These beetles, apart from their daily exercise, likely have a sweet life for a beetle -- good food, warm, safe lodgings, etc.
4) I'm not a vegetarian, but we fucking slaughter animals all the time ... explain to me your relative evaluation of what is cruel?
Get a grip.
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They referred to it as animal.
flagged for animal abuse
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OMG! It's a Manchurian Invertebrate!
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Fucked up
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this is sick!!! imagine we got captured by a ufo and they hung us off some wires and experimented with us allll day and night over and over! and were wondering the the heck is going on! thats evil!
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i'm gonna overclock my beetle hopefully he doesn't fry
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@thehannover07 Then it was a very poor over-simplification using an awful analogy. This has nothing to do with Hitler or his political ambitions or the gross mistreatment of human beings. I'm sure you have a point to make somewhere in all this, but good lord there are 10 million other ways to better assert yourself without bringing up Hitler for no logical reason. By the way, are you familiar with Godwin's Law?
It's only an insect, that's true...but it still seems...cruel.
heironeus86 2 years ago 9
I'm not so good in english, so excuse me if I've not understood your tone...
Ehr...the computer is not a living being, and cannot feel pain! ;D
heironeus86 2 years ago 7