From BBC: "The cameras used for a documentary on polar bears were designed to be as unobtrusive and resilient as possible.
Polar Bear: Spy on The Ice used hi-tech "spy cams" to get as close as possible to the bears during summer in the Arctic islands of Svalbard.
But while they were built to withstand temperatures as low as -40C, in the end most could not cope with the curiosity displayed by their subjects."
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AdrianBlackI loved the robot cam that took off while deploying a distraction. Someone needs to voice that over.
ZyrxilIs that David Tennant?
PaybackMmmmmm, smells like hoomans. Wonder if these are like those bigger white domes. Crunchy on the outside, but chewy on the inside...
jimnmsSo after the 10th doctor regenerated, he became a narrator for a nature show?
mxxconThe next generation of Polar Bear cams: http://files.g4tv.com/ImageDb3/249862_S/Portal-2-Co-Op.jpg
probieBBC fabricator: I swear to you, this one is going to work.
(Director eyes new robot skeptically)
TheFreakIt's interesting how robot cameras have no consciences concerning tossing their children behind them as a distraction to escape bears.
This is why we will ultimately lose the war against our powerful robot overlords.
ant*fail for the cameras.
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ReverendTed>> ^AdrianBlack:
I loved the robot cam that took off while deploying a distraction. Someone needs to voice that over.
That was no decoy, that was just robot poop.
chilaxeSomeone needs to give those droids a taser.
sirex says...Saw this on TV. Was launghing so hard, esp at the camera that runs away.
"run away ! run away !!".
mxxcon>> ^TheFreak:
It's interesting how robot cameras have no consciences concerning tossing their children behind them as a distraction to escape bears.
This is why we will ultimately lose the war against our powerful robot overlords.
not if we'll have an army of trained polar bears.
and that's why we should preserve polar bears
Matthu says...>> ^ReverendTed:
That was no decoy, that was just robot poop.
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You'd be shitting yourself too...
colt45 says...Copyright *blocked... Damnit! I want to watch it!
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colt45 says...Thank you dystopianfuturetoday! I just ran across the BBC's site, which it looks like you linked the video from. For those interested: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-12070732
Not sure if the number on the end means it will expire at some point, but there it is.
bcglorf says...Not sure if curious is the word. They are apex predators, their thought process doesn't need to be more complicated than "if it moves I can eat it".
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