What about this chip idea?

Static · 09-08-2007, 07:29 PM

I'm not exactly sure how much electricity the human body emmits, but howbout a little chip that get's implanted into say your kid or pretty much anyone, the only thing the chip does is send a little signal back to a reciever that let's you know the person is alive. You could make it work off the beat of your heart, if your heart stops, the signal stops. No GPS, no information on the chip, just a little beeping signal. This would be really useful in search and rescue for example, so long as the chip is still beeping, people keep searching... I dunno, I thought that shit was genius when I thought it up...lol, what do you think?

09-16-2007, 12:03 PM

I personally think all Troops USA/UK/other, sent into a war zone, in this case Iraq should have a chip installed so they can be tracked by GPS, so in said case of kidnapping by terrorists, they can locate said kidnapped person get in there and take them back, and kill said terrorists.

Static · 09-16-2007, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Suicidal*Cornflake

I personally think all Troops USA/UK/other, sent into a war zone, in this case Iraq should have a chip installed so they can be tracked by GPS, so in said case of kidnapping by terrorists, they can locate said kidnapped person get in there and take them back, and kill said terrorists.

I disagree with that. I don't think anyone should be tracked via GPS under any circumstances. I see what you mean though, I do agree it would of course save lives, but under what cost is the question? I myself would never be able to trust that daddy government hooked me up with this new kick ass GPS device that can track my every location...just incase I happen to get kidnapped or lost (although it's never happened before...), I would suspect an alternate agenda on the governments part.

Hence this snazzy little device, no GPS, no one watching your every move, just you, your body's natural electricity output, and a signal that gets beamed back to base. (although I just thought, how would they be able to send a 'beep' type signal back to base without actually giving away your location? Is that possible?)

maggiesxrevenge · 09-16-2007, 02:46 PM

i think your idea is good Static it really would help with search and rescue but I also agree with Suicidal*Cornflake it would help save a lot of lives during war. Yes it is terrible to have to track someone via GPS cause thats personal information that you shouldn't be able to just have tracked however in the case of war don't you think it is better to save someone from being killed by the kidnappers rather than nothing being able to find the person and in the worst case they would be killed? It could be prevented wouldn't you want that?

Lucifer · 09-16-2007, 03:24 PM

It sounds like an interesting idea, but there are a few problems...

To answer your previous question, anything that gives off a signal of any kind can be detected and triangulated with the proper equipment (so in the case of putting these in troops, with the right sensory equipment enemies could detect the approach of covert operations with these installed - granted this would take sophisticated equipment that not everyone might have...).

Logistics are more of an issue, though. How do you make it powerful enough to send a signal anywhere without causing harmful side effects to the person. If it is merely a weak signal, it could easily be blocked by solid matter (such as if these devices were in miners who became trapped or in troops being held in underground bunkers).

Static · 09-16-2007, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by maggiesxrevenge

i think your idea is good Static it really would help with search and rescue but I also agree with Suicidal*Cornflake it would help save a lot of lives during war. Yes it is terrible to have to track someone via GPS cause thats personal information that you shouldn't be able to just have tracked however in the case of war don't you think it is better to save someone from being killed by the kidnappers rather than nothing being able to find the person and in the worst case they would be killed? It could be prevented wouldn't you want that?

In a case like that, I would say let the individual soldier decide weather or not he want's to take that extra safety precaution or not.

Ramirez67 · 09-16-2007, 05:15 PM

yea... I sortove agree with statics origional idea. But I wouldnt trust it. If the government did that it would probably be a secret tracking device. I wouldn't want that. I bet you all, in a couple of decades the governments will make that sort of thing mandatory and they will be able to track us and know exactly who we are and where we are thats really fucked up. I would never allow that, not to me or my children.. if I have any. It's wrong. I understand the safety side of it, but still we have been fine until now. The government will take over in years to come more then they ever have. They will be in our fucking heads - if they push a button we will probably all die.. or a certain percentage of us anyway. they are a bunch of twisted domineering people who are living on power and control... but they havnt done it yet, but they will. It's just a matter of time.

**Ginevra** · 09-16-2007, 05:40 PM

I don't think it would be a bad thing to track people who are in war, although what if soemone else figured out how to track them, say the terroists?

I wouldn't have one put in myself, and we've made it this far without them. If the government starts suggesting we have to have them then something's up.

whitney_03 · 09-16-2007, 06:05 PM

I'm all for it.
That would cut the cases of schizophrenics coming into my work saying there's a chip in them in half probably. j/k

It's not a half bad idea. Our government already keeps tabs on us. It would be a great way to find runaways or someone with something like Alheizmer's or dementia.

Static · 09-16-2007, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Ginevra

I don't think it would be a bad thing to track people who are in war, although what if soemone else figured out how to track them, say the terroists?

I wouldn't have one put in myself, and we've made it this far without them. If the government starts suggesting we have to have them then something's up.

yeah exactly, if it does happen someday, it should be voluntary, not mandatory.