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2006-06-07 Science & Technology

Special Forces to use strap-on "Batwings" instead of parachutes

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Posted by Mike 2006-06-07 12:14|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Ooooooooooh, Mom! C'n I have a pair of those for Christmas?!?!?!?!?!?

Posted by trailing wife 2006-06-07 15:09|| 2006-06-07 15:09|| Front Page Top

#2 This is getting weird, beam me up, Scotty.

Posted by wxjames 2006-06-07 15:11|| 2006-06-07 15:11|| Front Page Top

#3 Tried to build one of these when I was a kid. You can guess the result.

Posted by texhooey">texhooey 2006-06-07 16:29|| 2006-06-07 16:29|| Front Page Top

#4 Baumgartner Airborne Transport Systems Horizontal Infiltration Technique (BATSHIT).

Posted by Besoeker 2006-06-07 16:50|| 2006-06-07 16:50|| Front Page Top

#5 Well, I don't think it's been marketed for the spelunking BASE-jumping billionaire crowd.

Posted by Korora">Korora 2006-06-07 17:51|| 2006-06-07 17:51|| Front Page Top

#6 Drop a few of this men into wazoo with this getup and we be hearing horror stories about demons from hell. :)

Posted by djohn66 2006-06-07 19:19|| 2006-06-07 19:19|| Front Page Top

#7 Baumgartner Airborne Transport Systems Horizontal Infiltration Technique (BATSHIT).

Well done, sir!

Posted by Raj 2006-06-07 19:46|| 2006-06-07 19:46|| Front Page Top

#8 #6 Drop a few of this men into wazoo with this getup and we be hearing horror stories about demons from hell. :)

hence: the Chupacabra!

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2006-06-07 20:22|| 2006-06-07 20:22|| Front Page Top

#9 Well, I don't think it's been marketed for the spelunking BASE-jumping billionaire crowd.

Well, I heard Bruce Wayne bought one.

Posted by Abdominal Snowman 2006-06-07 20:46|| 2006-06-07 20:46|| Front Page Top

#10 I got a brief laugh when a news story abbreviated the headline to say "Special Forces To Use Strap-Ons".

Guys, you're just supposed to kill them. There's no need to do that to them when they're dead.

Posted by Anonymoose 2006-06-07 20:50|| 2006-06-07 20:50|| Front Page Top

#11 I realize many US servicemembers, Gen'rals and Ad'mirls included, loved BATMAN in their younger days but isn't this going a bit too far? Furthermore, didn't the Army love the traditional static parachute becuz it landed soldiers, units, and firepower precisely where the Army wanted 'em!?

Posted by JosephMendiola 2006-06-07 21:46|| 2006-06-07 21:46|| Front Page Top

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