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This technology has been used by James Bond, Batman and many such bad-asses! [0]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fulton_surface-to-air_recovery_system#References

• jacquesm 9y ago
  I always thought that was SFX, highly surprised to see that it is real so hence this post. Low expectations :)
  • throwanem 9y ago
    CIA was pretty out there in general between the end of World War II and the end of Vietnam. This is actually pretty prosaic for them in that period - the sort of nonsense they got up to, you'd think the whole research directorate was dipping into the Ultra program's LSD supply.
    • todayiamme 9y ago
      I presume that you've heard about the glorious Project Acoustic Kitty? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acoustic_Kitty https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acoustic_Kitty
      • mcguire 9y ago
        What the hell, why not? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bat_bomb https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bat_bomb
        • dredmorbius 9y ago
          The Russians developed that first. </pavel_chekov> https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olga_of_Kiev https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olga_of_Kiev
    • FussyZeus 9y ago
      > you'd think the whole research directorate was dipping into the Ultra program's LSD supply. You say this as if it isn't an extremely decent possibility, heh.