But consider this: plastic ears for our troops.
I saw a picture today of a highly armed combatant; and then I thought, what with his helmet and all, why not arm them with supersensitive hearing?
The plan is simple: a couple of studs on the helmet, a plastic parabolically aimed cup (or, if costs are an issue, the same thing 3M make their dust masks out of) and someone with a wish to hear more, even though he is wearing a contraption that looks like that Disney character, or like Pikachu.
I defy you to fault this, even though it's a lo-tech kinda thing. On the other hand, if you want to give me a hand, I have coined the slogan: "Like spectacles, but for your ears". Comments welcome, as long as they will save lives.
― Pooster (pooster), Thursday, 3 April 2003 16:17 (twenty-two years ago)
― Pooster (pooster), Thursday, 3 April 2003 17:10 (twenty-two years ago)
― Matt (Matt), Friday, 4 April 2003 07:52 (twenty-two years ago)
― Wouldn't you like to know (Amused), Monday, 14 April 2003 12:36 (twenty-two years ago)
The plan is to invade Iraq with Plastickeers, not plastic ears. Plastickeers are like Musketeers, except they drive Morris Minor cars and use Tupperware as ammunition. The Sta-Fresh container in which you can hermetically seal your cornflakes can inflict terrible damage when hurled at an unsuspecting Iraqi looter by a frothy-haired multi-level-marketing grandmother, believe me.
― C J (C J), Monday, 14 April 2003 13:04 (twenty-two years ago)
― Wouldn't you like to know (Amused), Monday, 14 April 2003 14:06 (twenty-two years ago)
― Wouldn't you like to know (Amused), Monday, 14 April 2003 15:28 (twenty-two years ago)
― Lynskey (Lynskey), Monday, 14 April 2003 20:23 (twenty-two years ago)
― Jarlr'mai (jarlrmai), Tuesday, 15 April 2003 11:44 (twenty-two years ago)
― Wouldn't you like to know (Amused), Tuesday, 15 April 2003 13:25 (twenty-two years ago)
Wait. Maybe not.
― C J (C J), Tuesday, 15 April 2003 14:20 (twenty-two years ago)
― Wouldn't you like to know (Amused), Wednesday, 16 April 2003 07:59 (twenty-two years ago)
― C J (C J), Wednesday, 16 April 2003 08:41 (twenty-two years ago)
― Jarlr'mai (jarlrmai), Wednesday, 16 April 2003 09:07 (twenty-two years ago)
― C J (C J), Wednesday, 16 April 2003 09:15 (twenty-two years ago)
― Wouldn't you like to know (Amused), Wednesday, 16 April 2003 09:15 (twenty-two years ago)
― C J (C J), Wednesday, 16 April 2003 09:18 (twenty-two years ago)
― Wouldn't you like to know (Amused), Wednesday, 16 April 2003 09:21 (twenty-two years ago)
― C J (C J), Wednesday, 16 April 2003 09:26 (twenty-two years ago)
― Jarlr'mai (jarlrmai), Wednesday, 16 April 2003 09:45 (twenty-two years ago)
― C J (C J), Wednesday, 16 April 2003 09:49 (twenty-two years ago)
― Wouldn't you like to know (Amused), Wednesday, 16 April 2003 09:51 (twenty-two years ago)
BTW: editor, you am da minx. CJ is blameless and pure, as anyone around these parts will tell you.
― Pooster (pooster), Sunday, 20 April 2003 22:01 (twenty-two years ago)
― Zen Clown (Zen Clown), Monday, 21 April 2003 01:44 (twenty-two years ago)
― Matt (Matt), Monday, 21 April 2003 08:19 (twenty-two years ago)