I just came across a blog post about the LAPD outfitting their cars to fire a GPS device at fleeing vehicles. Apparently a small dart-like device is propelled from the officer's car which activates on impact. The GPS sends a constant transmission via satellite, and the police officers can access the information through a password-protected web portal. OK, that's pretty darn cool. But being me, it makes me wonder about other things that the LAPD might fire at fleeing cars. 1. A bazooka rocket: This seems like a natural. Perhaps a bit of collateral damage but is there any faster way to stop a fleeing vehicle? 2. A giant net: Like gladiators of old, this would look pretty cool. A giant net shoots out of the front of the car, envelops it and sticks to the ground. Probably not realistic, I guess...(unlike my other suggestions, which are totally realistic) 3. New Age or Wilderness/Nature CDs: This music is all about relaxation. Jettison a few CDs like this or this, and the people fleeing will pop in the music, and chill out. They slow down while uber-relaxed and bam, you blast them with that bazooka. Note, if you click the first link I've posted you'll notice that it's a CD of bird sounds. That might be more irritating than relaxing, but some of the birds include the Blue Tit (not my sort of thing, but whatever), Great Tit (now we're talking), and the Coal Tit (sounds intriguing, but I may pass). You've also got the Swallow (we're back on track) and the Golden Orolo (which just sounds cool, and interestingly enough generates zero results on Google Image search, which makes me wonder if it's a real bird or just something the people made up behind that CD to sound cool.) There's plenty of other things you could shoot out of a police car at fleeing vehicles, but I'll stop there for now. Any suggestions? PS. Here's the full article on the LAPD news. (Technorati Tags: lapd, gps, satire, songbirds)