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The pigeon tag on WindowsForum.com covers unusual news stories involving pigeons in unconventional roles. Topics include China's army training 10,000 messenger pigeons for communication backup, a drug-smuggling pigeon caught in Colombia carrying marijuana and crack cocaine, a video of dancing pigeons, and a comparison where a pigeon carrying a memory stick outperformed ADSL broadband in data transfer speed. These threads highlight pigeons used for military, criminal, entertainment, and data transport purposes, offering a quirky look at animal-assisted technology and security incidents.
  1. cybercore

    China's army to train 10,000 new pigeon recruits

    They're more flying rats than desert rats but it has emerged China's army is training 10,000 messenger pigeons to serve in the event of a breakdown in mass communication systems. China Central Television (CCTV) announced that the mass feathered recruitment drive was being undertaken by...
    • cybercore
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    • animals aviation cctv china communication defense history interference messenger military mission pigeon plaaf recruitment signal strategy technology training warfare
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    • Forum: The Water Cooler
  2. cybercore

    Drug-Smuggling Pigeon Caught in Colombia

    Drug-Smuggling Pigeon Caught in Colombia Colombian authorities say they have captured a pigeon that was being used to smuggle drugs into a prison. Guards became suspicious after spotting a bird with a package on its back near the prison in Bucaramanga, in the north of the country, The...
    • cybercore
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    • bird trafficking bucaramanga cocaine colombia contraband criminal activity criminal justice drugs inmate innovative crime law enforcement marijuana narcotics pigeon police prison security smuggling
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    • Forum: The Water Cooler
  3. Grub

    Dancing Pigeons - Ritalin

    Strange but very cool http://vimeo.com/13639493
    • Grub
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    • cool dancing pigeon ritalin strange video vimeo
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    • Forum: The Water Cooler
  4. patcooke

    Scrap your Broadband - get a pigeon

    Pigeon is 'faster than broadband' An IT company in Durban, South Africa has discovered that a pigeon can carry data faster than broadband. Staff at Unlimited IT pitted an 11-month-old bird bearing a 4GB memory stick against the ADSL service from the country's biggest web provider, Telkom...
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    • adsl broadband data transfer durban innovation internet speed pigeon technology telecommunications unlimited it
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    • Forum: The Water Cooler
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