# How come the CIA can't make a robotic bird or flying insect with a camera?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 21, 2013, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-the-cia-cant-make-a-robotic-bird-or-flying-insect-with-a-camera/653512 "2013-03-21T02:38:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![njtt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecd19e/32.png) [@njtt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njtt)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2013, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-the-cia-cant-make-a-robotic-bird-or-flying-insect-with-a-camera/653512/41 "2013-03-22T00:52:03Z")

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> [@outlierrn](#):
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> Ok, it’s well established that I’m a bad person, and I know this is off topic for GQ, but I’m watching this video and imagining the Pythons dressed up as Bin Laden just before the penquin bomb takes them out.
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> [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1k1ccguXiws](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1k1ccguXiws)

Mrs Bin Laden.

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