Conrad Burns has bees in his bonnet

[CatWoman]

Some convinced insects could be used to detect bombs
By NOELLE STRAUB
Gazette Washington Bureau

WASHINGTON - Montana researchers' vision of honeybees swarming across a field to detect landmines in Afghanistan or roadside bombs in Iraq may get a $5 million boost after Sen. Conrad Burns, R-Mont., included the funding in a Defense Department spending bill.

The researchers believe they are on the verge of perfecting a briefcase-size system that can be carried around and deployed easily, using laser technology to track bees that have been trained to find explosives.

"They're on par with or better than dogs," said Jerry Bromenshenk, a research professor at the University of Montana, who submitted the funding request. "We're asking for a chance to show it can work in (various) applications."

If Congress approves the money, it would flow through the U.S. Army and then to a joint effort involving the University of Montana, Montana State University and private companies in the state to build and deploy a bomb-detecting system based on bees.

http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2006/08/04/news/state/25-bees.txt

[Cocoa]

1. when the bees stand up

we will stand down. :rofl:

[MoseyWalker]

2. What?

and others really give a shit?

sorry, but this seems so fucking inane.

[MoseyWalker]

3. as much as I may care about your posts

shouldn't this be in the lounge?

[greendog]

4. And this might be the best idea Conrad Burns has ever had.

:rofl:

[confludemocrat]

5. a Burns scam to funnel $$ to a classic party school: Montana State Univ.

A "research professor" is a glorified postdoctoral (temp) research (showing how much weight is behind this bullshit) and this is of course is yet another way to channel scarce Fed dollars (better spent on more worthy research) to prop up that ski bum party school among party schools. Burns thinks this will help him get reelected.