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Skinner's pigeon-guided bombs (not missiles) were intended as antiship weapons, as a dark ship on a light background gave a nice high-contrast target picture. The birds were trained to peck at a dark spot on a light background. The actual device used a lens to project the image onto a screen in front of the bird. When the bird's pecking moved off-center, it would active the bomb's guidance fins, steering it back on target.

I don't believe the project made it out of the lab, but my only clear recollection is of a photograph of Skinner standing next to his prototype guidance system, complete with pigeon.

Y'know, the possibilites for ad-hacking are just too tempting here. You've got access...the only question becomes one of aim. If you just want the ad down, cutting a hole in the fly and poking something through would get it down in a hurry.

Anyone have an old Guiliani campaign banner?

Shit, Dennis, go raise hell about the potholes....while you still can.

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