h a l f b a k e r yThere goes my teleportation concept.
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If the wings simply grew a bit longer, they would flap more
slowly. |
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So basicaly, we //propose genetically modifying the mosquito// so as to breed mutant mosquitos the size of //Lancaster bomber//s, and then releasing them into the wild. |
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//If the wings simply grew a bit longer, they would
flap more slowly.// |
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This has been tried extensively. The result is known
as a locust. |
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However, I do think it would be worthwhile to
attempt to breed Lancasters. |
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This line of thought is heading with tragic inevitability towards little bedside Flak 88s. |
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this is analogous to the fact that it's not the dripping tap which can keep you awake at night,
It'd the tapping drip !! |
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How about (if we are talking gm) siting the wings
inside the body of the mosquito? The chitin of the
exoskeleton should damp out the sound of the
wings. |
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You've been here long enough. I shouldn't have to point this out. |
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magic - the author is using a technology they know very little about as magic. This imparts superpowers, among them the ability to always know where something is (just add GPS or RFID); the ability to make humans or animals do anything (just use Pavlovian conditioning), |
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>>>>>to make any organic matter do anything (just add genetics or, once people complain about the use of genetics as magic, "selective breeding");<<<<< |
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to make inorganic matter do anything (just add nanobots); to quieten any sound (just add noise-cancelling technology); the ability to read minds (just make your device an implant); to levitate any number of objects from any distance (just attach magnets), and the ability to reliably measure someone's mood (just add a galvanic skin response). |
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Insect wings actually developed from the insect liver.
Evolution, it is widely said, cannot plan ahead - and
this is a tragic case in point. Insects cannot tolerate
alcohol, and indeed it causes cirrhosis of the wings.
This is why flies that land in your drink cannot get
out again. |
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You're leaving your drink undrunk for too long. Get it down you. |
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