Viggen Posted October 26, 2006 Report Share Posted October 26, 2006 A "Tower of Babel" device that gives the illusion of being bilingual is being developed by US scientists. Users simply have to silently mouth a word in their own language for it to be translated and read out in another... via BBC Now that would be a neat gadget if it should work... cheers viggen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pantagathus Posted October 26, 2006 Report Share Posted October 26, 2006 Why does this seem weird and spooky to me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viggen Posted October 26, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2006 ...you mean in a star trek kinda way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Dalby Posted October 27, 2006 Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 ...you mean in a star trek kinda way Or Hitch-hiker's guide to the galaxy. I liked the idea of the babelfish, though I wouldn't have wanted to put one in my ear. Remember, too, the dangers involved (I quote from memory): "By facilitating communication between races, the babelfish has caused more and bloodier wars than anything else in the history of the galaxy." I hope those American scientists have read their Hitch-hiker's guide. We have enough wars already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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