Comments on: New Robot Would Fuel Itself on Grass, Wood, Human Corpses http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2009/07/15/new-robot-would-fuel-itself-on-grass-wood-human-corpses/ Quirky, funny, and surprising science news from the edge of the known universe. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:03:31 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: democratsarefascists http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2009/07/15/new-robot-would-fuel-itself-on-grass-wood-human-corpses/comment-page-1/#comment-24820 democratsarefascists Thu, 23 Jul 2009 03:52:31 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2009/07/15/new-robot-would-fuel-itself-on-grass-wood-human-corpses/#comment-24820 Under Obama's plan, the elderly and "hopeless, expensive" cases will be euthanized, so what better way to dispose of the bodies? It's so green. As in Soylent. Under Obama’s plan, the elderly and “hopeless, expensive” cases will be euthanized, so what better way to dispose of the bodies?
It’s so green.
As in Soylent.

]]> By: big dog http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2009/07/15/new-robot-would-fuel-itself-on-grass-wood-human-corpses/comment-page-1/#comment-24765 big dog Tue, 21 Jul 2009 17:39:24 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2009/07/15/new-robot-would-fuel-itself-on-grass-wood-human-corpses/#comment-24765 are they planning on killing us all off and taking care of the evidence are they planning on killing us all off and taking care of the evidence

]]> By: Update: “Corpse-Eating Robot” Actually a Vegetarian | Discoblog | Discover Magazine http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2009/07/15/new-robot-would-fuel-itself-on-grass-wood-human-corpses/comment-page-1/#comment-24764 Update: “Corpse-Eating Robot” Actually a Vegetarian | Discoblog | Discover Magazine Tue, 21 Jul 2009 16:10:27 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2009/07/15/new-robot-would-fuel-itself-on-grass-wood-human-corpses/#comment-24764 [...] the robot that was reported to feed on human corpses? Turns out the bot actually wouldn’t be programmed to eat flesh at all. Instead, it would [...] [...] the robot that was reported to feed on human corpses? Turns out the bot actually wouldn’t be programmed to eat flesh at all. Instead, it would [...]

]]> By: RickW http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2009/07/15/new-robot-would-fuel-itself-on-grass-wood-human-corpses/comment-page-1/#comment-24716 RickW Sat, 18 Jul 2009 21:47:38 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2009/07/15/new-robot-would-fuel-itself-on-grass-wood-human-corpses/#comment-24716 Politicians may eat everything in sight, but they return nothing, like the black holes they are............ Politicians may eat everything in sight, but they return nothing, like the black holes they are…………

]]> By: Allen http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2009/07/15/new-robot-would-fuel-itself-on-grass-wood-human-corpses/comment-page-1/#comment-24704 Allen Fri, 17 Jul 2009 23:37:28 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2009/07/15/new-robot-would-fuel-itself-on-grass-wood-human-corpses/#comment-24704 Yeah, republicans eat the whole thing. Better than those wasteful zombie democrats that just eat the brain. Yeah, republicans eat the whole thing. Better than those wasteful zombie democrats that just eat the brain.

]]> By: gary http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2009/07/15/new-robot-would-fuel-itself-on-grass-wood-human-corpses/comment-page-1/#comment-24700 gary Fri, 17 Jul 2009 17:57:31 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2009/07/15/new-robot-would-fuel-itself-on-grass-wood-human-corpses/#comment-24700 don't these already exist? they are called republicans. don’t these already exist? they are called republicans.

]]> By: Reno http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2009/07/15/new-robot-would-fuel-itself-on-grass-wood-human-corpses/comment-page-1/#comment-24648 Reno Thu, 16 Jul 2009 20:20:59 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2009/07/15/new-robot-would-fuel-itself-on-grass-wood-human-corpses/#comment-24648 On a battlefield, humans would be the most abundant power supply - decimate the enemy AND charge your batteries. Win - Win - Win. The Terror in the enemy would be quite high. On a battlefield, humans would be the most abundant power supply – decimate the enemy AND charge your batteries. Win – Win – Win. The Terror in the enemy would be quite high.

]]> By: Michael C http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2009/07/15/new-robot-would-fuel-itself-on-grass-wood-human-corpses/comment-page-1/#comment-24646 Michael C Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:58:18 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2009/07/15/new-robot-would-fuel-itself-on-grass-wood-human-corpses/#comment-24646 I said, "golfers, golfers - not gophers". On a more serious note - glad the Germans did not have this idea in world war II. I said, “golfers, golfers – not gophers”.

On a more serious note – glad the Germans did not have this idea in world war II.

]]> By: Rasselas http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2009/07/15/new-robot-would-fuel-itself-on-grass-wood-human-corpses/comment-page-1/#comment-24644 Rasselas Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:35:42 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2009/07/15/new-robot-would-fuel-itself-on-grass-wood-human-corpses/#comment-24644 If this thing is made stationary, like a cremation oven, then it's just a cremation oven that produces electricity in the process, electricity that can power scrubbers to trap particle emissions during the process, etc. It doesn't have to be mobile, though it could be. If this thing is made stationary, like a cremation oven, then it’s just a cremation oven that produces electricity in the process, electricity that can power scrubbers to trap particle emissions during the process, etc. It doesn’t have to be mobile, though it could be.

]]> By: Anthony Sebastian http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2009/07/15/new-robot-would-fuel-itself-on-grass-wood-human-corpses/comment-page-1/#comment-24639 Anthony Sebastian Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:05:13 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2009/07/15/new-robot-would-fuel-itself-on-grass-wood-human-corpses/#comment-24639 If Energetically Autonomous Tactical Robot could build one small enough to roll itself around in the tunnels of gopher warrens, a platoon of them might patrol the tunnels, eliminating the gophers, eating the energy-rich parts of the gophers, thus solving the gardeners' perennial gopher problem. If Energetically Autonomous Tactical Robot could build one small enough to roll itself around in the tunnels of gopher warrens, a platoon of them might patrol the tunnels, eliminating the gophers, eating the energy-rich parts of the gophers, thus solving the gardeners’ perennial gopher problem.

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