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This is a project that I have been keeping under wraps for a while now but since I just entered it in the Google 10 to the 100th contest I figured it is time to spring it on the world in general. I have told a bunch of people in private and have given backup copy discs to many for safe keeping because frankly from what many of my friends that work for uncle sam tell me you never can tell when they will come knocking on your door to take your computers, notes and basicly trash your house just because you thought of something they don't want you thinking about. So if I end up missing or die an untimely death, ask lots of questions and don't beleave the simple explanation, I'm would never off myself no matter how bad things get (I owe too many people way too much for getting me this far). Anyway Here is the jist of it as I submitted in the form.

1.BROOKSBOT COLEMAN 2.AUSTIN, TX 3.USA 4.RECRUTING WILLEY 5.EVERYTHING ELSE 6.This invention utilizes a whale's own sonar songs or calls to listen for echo returns to identify and track possible enemy submarines. 7.The device could be tagged to whales, dolfins, or any other sea going creature that uses echo location. Rather than sending out its own ping, this unit just records the whale's call and listens to the echo and compares the two and signal processors determine the size and distance of other objects in the area. It also listens for engine sounds. It may be possible to study the whale language to see if they have a word for “big metal fish”. Since they travel long distances and communicate with others on the way, the units could be designed to transfer information via networking RFID chips, as well as uploading data to buoys, UAVs, satellites or woodshole robofish. 8.This addresses the problem of sea creatures being harmed by the sub's sonar and could make the use of the louder more damaging long distance sonar used by the navy obsolete because there are a lot more whales than subs (for now anyway) and they can go undetected in more places than subs, plus that deafening PING is pretty much a dead giveaway of a sub's presence and location. 9.All creatures of the sea and those that rely on or enjoy them as well as the navy and those they are suppose to serve and protect benefit. These devices could also help or interact with the “ http://listenforwhales.org ” program used by commercial shipping interest to avoid whale kills from cargo ship propellers. 10.Most of the technologies to make this happen already exist, they just need to be bundled, deployed, and tested. Next would be the mass production and deployment via a world wide tagging operation. 11.If successful we could improve our nation's defense while reducing the harassment and killing of wildlife. 12.

I have researched this quite a bit including making contact with several researchers in the area of whale sonar and migratory habits as well as keeping an eye on the ongoing legal battle between the state of California vs. the US navy. There is also alot of cool stuff going on with Woodshole and their robofish projects that could work as the go betweens for the data transmission and networking. There are alot of sea creatures out there that could be our eyes and ears, we need to be treating them better and they could be helping us in ways most have never thought of. Much more on all of this later. -brooks

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