http://boingboing.net/2011/11/02/nasa-developing-tractor-beam.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Sun, 19 May 2013 18:09:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 http://boingboing.net/2011/11/02/nasa-developing-tractor-beam.html#comment-1261460 HahTse Wed, 02 Nov 2011 21:49:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/2011/11/02/nasa-developing-tractor-beam.html#comment-1261460 ...How are they going to PULL things with LIGHT? …How are they going to PULL things with LIGHT?

]]> http://boingboing.net/2011/11/02/nasa-developing-tractor-beam.html#comment-1261399 Henry Pootel Wed, 02 Nov 2011 21:13:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/2011/11/02/nasa-developing-tractor-beam.html#comment-1261399 The video people should go play a few good games to get some ideas.  And speaking of games, EVE Online mining lasers anyone? The video people should go play a few good games to get some ideas.  And speaking of games, EVE Online mining lasers anyone?

]]> http://boingboing.net/2011/11/02/nasa-developing-tractor-beam.html#comment-1261394 Trent Hawkins Wed, 02 Nov 2011 21:09:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/2011/11/02/nasa-developing-tractor-beam.html#comment-1261394 I was kind of hoping it was going to push that asteroid that will be passing dangerously close to earth... http://gizmodo.com/5855571/this-asteroid-is-getting-way-too-close-to-earth I was kind of hoping it was going to push that asteroid that will be passing dangerously close to earth…
http://gizmodo.com/5855571/this-asteroid-is-getting-way-too-close-to-earth

]]> http://boingboing.net/2011/11/02/nasa-developing-tractor-beam.html#comment-1261083 peglegdeluxe Wed, 02 Nov 2011 17:35:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/2011/11/02/nasa-developing-tractor-beam.html#comment-1261083 I wish their graphics department could have shown a bit more creativity.  This rips off one of Andrew Kramer's After Effects tutorials nearly verbatim. I wish their graphics department could have shown a bit more creativity.  This rips off one of Andrew Kramer’s After Effects tutorials nearly verbatim.

]]> http://boingboing.net/2011/11/02/nasa-developing-tractor-beam.html#comment-1261056 JoshP Wed, 02 Nov 2011 17:23:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/2011/11/02/nasa-developing-tractor-beam.html#comment-1261056 Otherwise this is gonna be a real short trip??? Otherwise this is gonna be a real short trip???

]]> http://boingboing.net/2011/11/02/nasa-developing-tractor-beam.html#comment-1261003 Afajak Wed, 02 Nov 2011 16:54:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/2011/11/02/nasa-developing-tractor-beam.html#comment-1261003 Are they going to use it to pull in more funding? Are they going to use it to pull in more funding?

]]> http://boingboing.net/2011/11/02/nasa-developing-tractor-beam.html#comment-1260996 flowergardenslayer Wed, 02 Nov 2011 16:53:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/2011/11/02/nasa-developing-tractor-beam.html#comment-1260996 Wake me up when they create a trailer beam....  (rimshot) Wake me up when they create a trailer beam….  (rimshot)

]]> http://boingboing.net/2011/11/02/nasa-developing-tractor-beam.html#comment-1260961 CaptainK Wed, 02 Nov 2011 16:36:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/2011/11/02/nasa-developing-tractor-beam.html#comment-1260961 John Deere and Allis Chalmers have been working on such a beam for decades; they had hoped to enlist the help of some famous engineer, but so far the only scotch has been in their drinks. John Deere and Allis Chalmers have been working on such a beam for decades; they had hoped to enlist the help of some famous engineer, but so far the only scotch has been in their drinks.

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