st891831@pip.cc.brandeis.edu (BANE) (01/28/91)
The message about the Bear vs. Tank incident reminded me of something that happened a few years back. I don't remember the name or call-letters/numbers of the machine in question, but there was an anti-aircraft gun that the government stopped production on after spending just over a billion dollars on it. It was designed to shoot down helicopters, and hence was programmed to target rotating blades. During a test of the tageting system, it ignored all of its intended targets, and zeroed in on a nearby bathroom exhaust fan. While the technicians attempted to abort the firing sequence, that wing of the building was quickly evacuated. -- Edited by Brad Templeton. MAIL your jokes (jokes ONLY) to funny@looking.ON.CA Attribute the joke's source if at all possible. A Daemon will auto-reply. If you don't need an auto-reply, submit to rhf@looking.on.ca instead.