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Researchers Create Radio Controlled Humans
Reported by Forbes: Debuted at the SIGGRAPH computer graphics conference in Los Angeles, researchers have developed a gadget designed to exploit the effects of Galvanic Vestibular Stimulation.
As the story explains, when a weak electrical pulse is delivered to the mastoid behind your ear, your body responds by shifting your balance towards it. If the current is strong enough, it not only throws you off balance, but alters the course of your movement.
Check out the hilarious video that accompanies the story.
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