Pioneering research into a "gay bomb" that makes enemy troops "sexually irresistible" to each other has scooped one of this year's Ig Nobel Prizes.

 

The Air Force Wright Laboratory, Dayton, Ohio, USA, won the award for instigating research & development on a chemical weapon -- the so-called "gay bomb" -- that will make enemy soldiers become sexually irresistible to each other.

 

 

 

I remember telling people about this a year or two ago and they thought I was making it up.

 

"Gay bomb" is an informal name for a theoretical non-lethal chemical weapon, which a United States Air Force research laboratory speculated about producing.

In 1994 the Wright Laboratory in Ohio produced a three-page proposal of a variety of possible nonlethal chemical weapons, which was later obtained—complete with marginal jottings and typos—by the Sunshine Project through a Freedom of Information Act request.

In one sentence of the document it was suggested that a strong aphrodisiac could be dropped on enemy troops, ideally one which would also cause "homosexual behavior". The weapon was described as "distasteful but completely non-lethal". In its "New Discoveries Needed" section, the document implicitly acknowledges that no such chemicals are actually known.

 

Wright Laboratory won the 2007 Ig Nobel Peace Prize for "instigating research & development on a chemical weapon--the so-called 'gay bomb'--that will make enemy soldiers become sexually irresistible to each other."[1] However, Air Force personnel contacted were not willing to attend the award ceremony at Harvard University's Sanders Theater to accept the award in person.

And, they said that they had decided against it in this article from 2005 = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/4174519.stm

 

Obviously it's now still in the process of being completed.

At least it's better than the H bomb

At least it's better than the H bomb

 

Well, yes - I'd agree.

 

Although I still don't like to know that they know how to make us gay.....reminds me a little too musch of some Nazi programmes.

Wouldn't surprise me if the bomb was the brain-child of a nazi scientist.

At least it's better than the H bomb

 

"H" from Steps?? He's gay, too!!:rolleyes:

"H" from Steps?? He's gay, too!!:rolleyes:

 

H is happy then?

H is happy then?

 

He might be that too....................... :rolleyes:

I hate puns. :(

 

I never used to.

 

what's the point in posting if it's just going to be a PUN contest EVERY TIME!

I hate puns. :(

 

I never used to.

 

what's the point in posting if it's just going to be a PUN contest EVERY TIME!

 

:rolleyes:

Well, come on, I'm not being unreasonable am I?

 

It's like spamming - It's taking the thread somewhere where it's nothing about the title and it's intended point....which can be ok at times - but not just every time & just for the sake of a, in this case, terrible pun.

A gay bomb, thats fucking awesome.

Well, come on, I'm not being unreasonable am I?

.

 

Yes, because you seriously need to chill out, man............................. :rolleyes:

Yes, because you seriously need to chill out, man............................. :rolleyes:

 

Hey, I wasn't even that bothered.....I just wanted some real discussion at some point. As I pointed out - I don't mind a joke - just as long as the jokes don't outweigh the discussion of the issue.

Both of you chill out, you both flood this board with spam.

Hey, I wasn't even that bothered.....I just wanted some real discussion at some point. As I pointed out - I don't mind a joke - just as long as the jokes don't outweigh the discussion of the issue.

 

Well if you think about it, the topic is so absurd and ridiculous, it really needs to be laughed at........................... :rolleyes:

Absurd and ridiculous??

 

It's real and it's a frightening thought actually.

 

For a long period of time the government/military said it wasn't working on the bomb - now years later there are awards for the developments.

 

Now they can actually make you a homosexual.

Absurd and ridiculous??

 

It's real and it's a frightening thought actually.

 

There are far more scary things around, such as James Blunt releasing a new album!!:stunned:

 

Now they can actually make you a homosexual.

 

Well it doesn't seem to have done the likes of Dale Winton, Elton and George Michael any harm!!:laugh3:

Oh, I give up.

 

I'm off to buy some drugs...

 

 

J/k.

 

;)

Oh, I give up.

 

You're waving the pink flag??:rolleyes:

Mark, if you don't have anything constructive to say in a thread than don't say it at all.

Mark, if you don't have anything constructive to say in a thread than don't say it at all.

 

If there was a rule about that, hardly anything would ever be posted on the entire board.;)

Well it can be annoying at times

The same could be said about lots of things, like people having endless pointless chats about nothing in particular which should be confined to MSN, or people continually professing their undying love for members of Muse.:rolleyes:

But each to their own.................................