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POPSStep toward man-made lightning reported Lightning still isn’t fully understood, though it been studied since the times of Benjamin Franklin, who famously tied a key to the end of a kite string and flew the kite in a thunderstorm. When sparks leapt from the key, he correctly concluded lightning is an electrical current.
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POPSPorno peddler praises Planned parenthoods new Teen website Asking a porno peddler if he thinks introducing young people to porn is a good idea what do you expect him to say, NO? Good grief why don't we ask an overeater if promoting all you can eat buffets is a good idea? How about we ask a serial killer if a website dedicated to how to kill a person and get away with it is a good idea? DUD!!!!!
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POPSArmed robots patrol Iraq One commenter said : "Wow, this is really a low point in the honor and integrity of our armed forces. The more we remove ourselves from the moral responsibility of taking human life, the more we will be willing to take it without regar to the consequences" That already happens, its called "collateral damage" and you are blind if you don't recognize the extent of it now. What that commenter wants is honorable arena style fighting with respect and glory. That is romanticism, not war.
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POPSUS Army testing Stryker robot tank Another unmanned vehicle. Soon the USA will be going to war and risking few human lives (of their own anyway). However, robots are not good at making "human" decisions and will just bomb the f*ck out of anything they are told to bomb.