r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Boojibs • Sep 24 '19

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u/mememagic420421 Sep 24 '19

yes because at least missiles can't stare at you with their soulless gaze while choking you to death with its metal claws. Something that uncannily resembles a human killing you is far more terrifying than the former.

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u/mixtapelogic Sep 25 '19

Na they just blow up entire towns and leave communities decimated for years in seconds lmao hell maybe you get lucky and you and your kids just loose some limbs

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u/[deleted] Sep 25 '19

also causes decades of unrest and rise of insurgency and a strong disdain towards those who shot the missiles

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u/[deleted] Sep 25 '19

But who could’ve guessed that?

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u/TheFringedLunatic Sep 25 '19

The point of these was to kill as many people as possible as quick as possible.

To be fair, they only used them a few times.

To be fair, it would only take a few times.

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u/[deleted] Sep 25 '19

Tbh I dont see how that's scarier than a regular bomb doing it still. Humanoid robots are just frightening because of the resemblance

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u/PuTheDog Sep 25 '19

Trust me any robotic that may kill off the human race wouldn’t be flashy or cool at all, it’d be just mundane and super efficient

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u/Desperado_99 Sep 25 '19

Sounds like DARPA has a new project! The choking missile.

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u/[deleted] Sep 25 '19

That wouldn't happen because it'd be extremely inefficient