210506860@excalibur.UUCP (Wyle) (03/10/86)
[food for line muncher] Someone told me of a Soviet SF short story in which the story goes something like: Military researchers develop a practical telepathy helmet which allows minds to meld. They give commando teams these helmets. The commandos prove in war game scenarios how practical the helmet is. As the number of commandos increases, so does their combined intelligence, and their success in the war games. Finally, the Russians try giving 20 commandos helmets, and they stop playing the war game, reading poetry, smelling flowers etc. instead. Anyone know the name of the story, and where it was published? It was not in "Soviet Science Fiction" or "More Soviet SF." Thanx in advance. (Please respond by e-mail; don't post.) -Mitch !ihnp4!psuvax1!vu-vlsi!excalibur!210506860 [A closed mouth gathers no feet]