Radio controlled pidgeons

[Matt2107]

Chinese scientists have managed to control the flight of pidgeons.
That's some crazy advances in technology.

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/27022007/80-132/bird-brained-china-scientists-learn-fly-pigeons.html

If i had that in my grasp I'd fly the little fluckers to their death :cool:

[Lee]

"It's the first such successful experiment on a pigeon in the world," Xinhua quoted the centre's chief scientist, Su Xuecheng, as saying.

This leads me to believe that there has been hundreds of unsuccessful experiments on pigeons!! What the hell do they need remote controlled pigeons for? Although attacking an old fogies game of bowls with a flock of pigeons who happen to have nasty tummy bugs does sound appealing lol

[Matt2107]

They could train them to **** on french cars.

If they can send an impulse to the brain to flap a wing i'm sure they can open it's ****hole. Bollocks to playing on my 360... I want a pidgeon.

[JSeymour]

The report did not specify what practical uses the scientists saw for the remote-controlled pigeons.

lmao.

[Matt2107]

I suppose it's probably back to the old carrier pidgeon theory.

Except if they can control them then they won't **** off and not deliver the vital message to front line troops. Although I can't really see them being used for this.

[Jack]

Its 2007 grandad, these days we use radios lol

Unless you're a british soldier in Iraq, in which case you'd be lucky to get a pigeon, let alone a radio.

[Matt2107]

I've got it... their gonna use them as suicide bombers as they can't get any nips brave enough to be kamikaze pilots.... plus it'll be cheaper on life insurance pay outs. :D

Edit: please excuse my spastic spelling of pigeon... I was rather excited when i posted. lol

[Riggy]

pmsl what a ****ing random but soo cool idea that is ,

id well fly them into some chavs heads and **** lol

i want one now aswell

[Rexy]

pmsl, you bunch of random ****ers...

[dannyb]

I expect they can be used to spy on neigbouring countries when they attach little web cams lol

[DeepSnoozer]

nice, what's next? remote controled wood peckers

[Dar]

I have found out what they are doing with them. Check out this clip. They must have started with seagulls. Its a way to sell more windscreens and panels for their cars.
Sneaky RC seagull (http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=-5451104304739512452)

[Lee]

LMFAO! Splat!

Whoever was driving the seagull is a tool!

[Dar]

Or a windscreen salesman lol

[Novadex]

Did anyone read the Sun today? they had a pic of a sad looking pidgeon with an ECU sticking out of its head. lol

[Matt2107]

Did anyone read the Sun today? they had a pic of a sad looking pidgeon with an ECU sticking out of its head. lol

Bosch or Siemens?

Edit: hang on.. how do they know it's sad??? Did it have a bottle of vodka tucked under it's arm and 3000 paracetamol in it's pocket?

[Novadex]

yeah but thats because flashbang had the remote, couldnt take the abuse anymore lol

[Jack]

A seagull flew into my head once at Lyme Regis

[Novadex]

A seagull flew into my head once at Lyme Regis

That was problerly one of the first "unsucsessfull" pigeon experiments.

[Matt2107]

I wonder how many they've killed lol during testing?

[Tim]

A seagull flew into my head once at Lyme Regis

oh my thats the funnist thing i have read for a long time.

bet it was after your chips. lol. Did it hurt??

Tim

[Jack]

I didn't have any chips though lol

And yes, it did hurt. Fcuking big those things!

[Geth]

I killed a seagull last year at Llandow, stupid thing was standing right on the apex of corner. Luckily it didn't have time to try and fly away or my windscreen could have ended up like that Evo's.

[Novadex]

that explains your avitar lol

[Lee]

I killed a seagull last year at Llandow, stupid thing was standing right on the apex of corner. Luckily it didn't have time to try and fly away or my windscreen could have ended up like that Evo's.

I think i chopped that very seagull in half :D I saw the marshall pick up 2 parts after i ran over it anyway lol

[Matt2107]

Roadkill rules.... there was a freshly killed badger on the way to work at the beginning of the week.. blood and guts spilling out everywhere.

It must be stinking by now with the rain and now the sun.

If it wasn't on a dual carriageway I'd stop and get a photo.

[Novadex]

If it wasn't on a dual carriageway I'd stop and get a munch.

mmmm

[Dar]

The Badgers will be after you!!! (http://www.badgerbadgerbadger.com/)

[Matt2107]

lol.... is there any trade in badger fur?

Retrimmed GTE seats in badger fur anyone?

[wisewood]

Instead of going to all that trouble to make the pigeon remote controllable so it can deliver messages to a desired location, why not just send a text message. Only costs 10p. A f*ck sight cheaper than that research will have cost.

Text messaging has rendered pigeons useless. Send them down the job queue.

[Jack]

No, the research has rendered pigeons useless.

Think about it. You could be in the ar$ehole of the earth (i.e. Iraq) fighting some local cranium-towel-bearing residents, and you probably won't have a coverage signal to call in an American air strike on your own troops. A pigeon would be ideal. However, no doubt the new digital Pigeon 2.0 requires a satellite for purpose of range, and if your phone can't pick up a satellite then the pigeon may not be abe to either - thus rendering it about as useful as a bacon sarnie at a Bar Mitzvah.

[Matt2107]

I like bacon.

[wisewood]

so does my Jewish stepdad.