Top 5 military research projects

by Tom Merritt

Military research projects fascinate me. They usually involve crazy ideas, robots, lasers, and explosions. So what's not to love? DARPA recently announced its top research projects. You remember DARPA. They invented the Internet.

So watch the Top 5 video to see what I think are its most fascinating projects and then come back here to post an answer to the trivia question and win your own military research project. It's a toy. Don't get too excited.

Topics:: Top 5

Tags:: military,; explosions,; lasers,; robots

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by The_Big_C June 11, 2009 10:14 AM PDT: The Original Name Of The Internet Is:

ARPANET Or The Advanced Research Projects Agency Network; Like this Reply to this comment


by GeorgeThompsonUK1346 June 11, 2009 10:15 AM PDT: arpanet; Like this Reply to this comment


by vannemic June 11, 2009 10:16 AM PDT: it was arpanet!!!! (without the exclamation points, of course); Like this Reply to this comment


by khaled-ksa June 11, 2009 10:20 AM PDT: It was called ARPANET
It is believed it stands for : Advanced Research Projects Agency Network; Like this Reply to this comment


by garce1 June 11, 2009 10:21 AM PDT: arpanet; Like this Reply to this comment


by dioselvis June 11, 2009 10:50 AM PDT: arpanet = Advanced Research Projects Agency Network; Like this Reply to this comment


by abeneyas June 11, 2009 10:54 AM PDT: ARPANET - Advanced Research Projects Agency Network; Like this Reply to this comment


by DjGeorgemeister June 11, 2009 10:59 AM PDT: Hello there Tom! First the answer to your question in top 5 video about the original name of the internet.
It's ARPANET . Secondly , why cancel the LIVE show what will be with us Geeks without you guys? WE NEED CNET LIVE PLEASE DON'T TAKE IT OFF THE AIR!; Like this Reply to this comment


by CaptAdventure June 11, 2009 11:01 AM PDT: It was called ARPANET - Advanced Research Projects Agency Network .; Like this Reply to this comment


by lmdramos June 11, 2009 11:12 AM PDT: arpanet please pick me; Like this Reply to this comment


by matthew01s June 11, 2009 11:55 AM PDT: Arpanet; Like this Reply to this comment


by June 11, 2009 11:57 AM PDT: arpanet. Darn! I am a bit late. Can I get a lame prize anyways? Stickers maybe?; Like this Reply to this comment


by matthew01s June 11, 2009 11:57 AM PDT: Arpanet A.K.A Advanced Research Projects Agency Network Please I am new to top 5; Like this Reply to this comment


by njk828 June 11, 2009 1:12 PM PDT: DARPAnet; Like this Reply to this comment


by bah321 June 11, 2009 1:25 PM PDT: the original name is arpanet; Like this Reply to this comment


by techdude54 June 11, 2009 1:27 PM PDT: DARPAnet; Like this Reply to this comment


by v73pontiac June 11, 2009 1:35 PM PDT: ARPAnet; Like this Reply to this comment


by MaczTechBoy June 11, 2009 1:52 PM PDT: It Was
ARPANET

(or as Al Gore liked to call it the Information Super Highway!!!); Like this Reply to this comment


by jmpvir June 11, 2009 2:05 PM PDT: its arpanet; Like this Reply to this comment


by time2believe June 11, 2009 2:06 PM PDT: The Internet was originally called ARPANET. Unfortunately everyone else beat me to the answer.; Like this Reply to this comment

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