Killer Dolphins!

I think I'd still take my chances with these dolphins over sharks...

http://seattle.cbslocal.com/2013/03/12/report-3-killer-commando-dolphins-from-ukraine-on-the-loose/

It's OK. The Japanese have Top Men working on it.

Dolphins are used in militaries across the world. The United States has such a program although their dolphins are not trained to attack and are used for intelligence purposes. Those dolphins were used for the war in Iraq.

Noone noticed dolphins spying on them in the desert?

Giant Purple Snorklewacker wrote: It's OK. The Japanese have Top Men working on it.

"Fahkahyou whaaare! Fahkahyou doorfeen!" Just stumbled on that E36 M3 again a couple nights ago. I'm so happy those dudes are still getting away with being hilarious.

Wally wrote:

Dolphins are used in militaries across the world. The United States has such a program although their dolphins are not trained to attack and are used for intelligence purposes. Those dolphins were used for the war in Iraq.

Noone noticed dolphins spying on them in the desert?

We use them for mine sweeping
http://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=145051055

BOWMAN: That's retired Admiral Tim Keating, who commanded the U.S. 5th Fleet in Bahrain during the run-up to the Iraq war. He says the best way to defeat mines is to find the mines and identify the mine layers. KEATING: We'd likely know immediately, if not very shortly thereafter, which ships were doing it, where they were coming from, where they're going back to. BOWMAN: The surveillance includes sophisticated drone aircraft and a sophisticated mammal. KEATING: We've got dolphins. And how lovable is Flipper? But they are astounding in their ability to detect underwater objects. BOWMAN: Dolphins were sent to the Persian Gulf as part of the American invasion force in Iraq. KEATING: I'd rather not talk about whether we used them or not. They were present in theater. BOWMAN: But you can't say whether you used them or not. KEATING: I'd rather not.

those dolphins are clever.. they let themselves get trained in the weapons and tactics of the humans and now they will take their knowledge with them to the leaders of the dolphin army and use our own training against us when they finally rise up out of the ocean and decimate the human race..

http://www.theonion.com/articles/dolphins-evolve-opposable-thumbs,284/

I'm going to put a plug in here for the novel Startide Rising. You don't have to read the entire uplift saga to appreciate a book about sentient dolphins exploring the universe in their own spacecraft.

Best line EVER in a sci-fi novel: "You can't do that! It's not in the Library"

With friggin lasers on their heads?!

Is this for real?

Is this because the the Ukranians misunderstood Austin Powers as a documentary? It happens all the time with asian and The Onion!

93EXCivic wrote: Is this for real?

Yes, very much so. When mine sweepers are not in the area, we use them to locate mines. The dolphins swim in front of the ships and tell us where the mines are. We avoid them or have guys on the deck with guns (presumably with supercavitating bullets) destroy the mines.

In the past (...and possibly still, although nobody will admit to it) we used trained dolphins to patrol military harbors and alert military personnel to divers in the water. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Navy_Marine_Mammal_Program

beluga, killer whales, dolphins, false killer whales and sea lions have all been trained by the military for search and recovery. They will find a man-made object and attach a pinger so we can locate it.

wiki said: When an enemy diver is detected by a dolphin, the dolphin approaches from behind and bumps a device into the back of the enemy's air tank. This device is attached to a buoy which then floats to the surface, alerting the Navy personnel of the intruder. Sea lions carry a similar device in their mouth, but instead attach it by hand-cuffing one of the enemy's limbs.

[Edit: 93EXCivic, check your PMs]

JoeyM wrote: I'm going to put a plug in here for the novel Startide Rising. You don't have to read the entire uplift saga to appreciate a book about sentient dolphins exploring the universe in their own spacecraft. Best line EVER in a sci-fi novel: "You can't do that! It's not in the Library"

Absolutely loved the book, just re-read it earlier this year. Definitely recommend reading it, especially if you distrust dolphins.