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Speedometers don't really give any visual reference to actual speed, but everyone can relate to rapid motion of a galloping horse or a cheetah.
Given the volume of reference material photographically recording the actual movements of various animals (and people of course), I see no reason why this
cannot be built into the speedometer of a car to provide a visual reference.
Crawling along? You get to see the baby creeping across the carpet. Little bit faster? you get to see a running man. Faster again? You get the horse or zebra. Flat out speeding? You get the racing pigeon.
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Are the corresponding road signs to be changed as well? A
sign displaying a zebra would confuse me; I would wonder
how a zebra found itself in northern Maine, and why it
would be more likely to cross the road in the vicinity of the
sign than at any other point. |
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A hamster can reach a speed of 78mph, but it
doesn't fly straight unless the barrel's rifled. |
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At least a hamster has a better ballistic profile than a
Guinea Pig, which is inherently unstable even when at rest. |
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//have a better ballistic profile than a Guinea Pig |
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I thought the M93A discarding sabot guinea pig shell had taken care of that? Not to mention the extra bulgy cheeks of the guinea pig allowing for a higher payload of DU. |
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Naked mole rats have better aerodynamics than
hamsters or guinea pigs. |
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//Naked mole rats have better aerodynamics than hamsters or guinea pigs. |
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Yes, but without uniforms, they would tend to be treated as unlawful combatants. |
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// Naked mole rats have better aerodynamics // |
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That's true, but they have very poor target recognition. |
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Lately I've been handloading woodland jumping mice in
40mm Mk19. They have excellent eyesight and previous
flight experience, but lack penetrative qualities. As a
bonus, they enjoy participating in the experiments and
usually coming hopping back for another go, save of course
the minority that develop inner ear trouble and can only
bounce around in circles. For them we offer an attractive
retirement package involving a thimble of bourbon and a
very efficient cat. |
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Wouldn't flying squirrels (subject to availability) be a more logical choice, as they can change direction in flight? Also, being completely non-metallic, they have built in stealth capability. |
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I have in mind something like flying squirrel cluster bomb, where the munition breaks apart and a very quick plane-mounted projection systems projects an image of a piece of cheese on each individual soldiers helmet. |
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The Imperial Japanese baked that one about seventy years
ago with a plan to deliver disease-infested rats, bats,
fleas, pigeons, and yes, flying squirrels to the mainland US
via long-
range helium balloon. I think it was part of Operation
Chrysanthemum, but I may be confusing that with
something else. It didn't work, anyway. |
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