Comments on LifeReader Senses The Enemy Through Walls
Frank Herbert thought about the military applications for a 'life detector' fifty years ago; the real military is catching up. (Read
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"Just like the rifle's viewfinder in the movie Eraser."
(Adi 10/17/2007 6:31:30 AM)
"That's right - the sight on the gun was specifically able to pick up the heartbeat (actually, the whole heart!) of the target.
(Gun sight in Eraser movie visualizes heart of target)
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(Bill Christensen 10/17/2007 8:06:01 AM)
"While I'm at it, here's the clip from youtube:
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(Bill Christensen 10/17/2007 8:10:53 AM)
"Enemy? Couldn't this be used as a TriCorder tyoe device for non-enemys??"
(Dug 2/10/2009 10:59:54 AM)
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