Vacuum wall scalers aren't exactly a new invention. But, dang it, the Air Force is eyeballing the technology to allow special forces units to scale buildings — Spider-Man style. Now we're talking.

Attention, citizens! The latest threat to freedom and democracy has been announced by the U.S. Air Force: WEEDS! And they need you to help develop technology to defeat aforesaid weeds by inventing some sort of "floral disruptor." And yes, they do mean "disruptor" like Romulan-style. ZAP!

The Air Force is looking for a new detector, one that can find what they're looking for in the harshest of conditions. One that'll help them detect Mojave ground squirrels, naturally.

It sure seems like a good idea: we've got all these intercontinental ballistic missiles lying around with nothing to do, under an hour from striking anywhere on Earth, plus a bunch of terrorists running around Afghanistan. So why not just use one against the other? The Air Force is thinking about doing just that.