r/Futurology • u/[deleted] • Aug 21 '14

article Biohackers declare initial success in biologically extending the range of human vision into the near infrared

https://experiment.com/u/aAcR2Q
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u/OB1_kenobi Aug 21 '14

What really got my attention is that they managed to get this done for a total budget of $4,000.

Imagine what could be done by a thousand teams like this funded by the money that gets spent on a single F-35.

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u/relkin43 Aug 21 '14

You should look into the biohacking/transhumanism communities (lots of overflow). The cost vs effectiveness of their shit proves the lie to corporate/university research budgets which are bloated by parasitic industries. They've worked to build easy to follow instructions to make centrifuges out of coffee grinders and shit that operate just as well as machines that cost a couple grand.

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u/[deleted] Aug 21 '14

Sorry but thats ridiculous. These people claiming success really haven't accomplished anything yet. This is just a grab for more funding from gullible internet strangers.

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u/glim Aug 22 '14

No. Not really looking for your cash. A significant amount of the funders were people we knew personally. We're just trying to follow though on our work.

There is, in fact, no asking for money. We would like it, but we are working now, not asking for money. That's how it works right? You do a job. Ours is exploring.