# Poor planning for world conquest

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [August 24, 2010, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poor-planning-for-world-conquest/551281 "2010-08-24T12:47:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![Caiata](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e56c9b/32.png) [@Caiata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caiata)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2010, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poor-planning-for-world-conquest/551281/21 "2010-08-26T13:57:22Z")

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As documented in [this excellent Sifl & Olly clip](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5iJPoIynm0&feature=related), pandas _can_ be truly fearsome creatures … I think you might have to train them on human flesh first though 🙂

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**Author:** ![Darth\_Panda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee7513/32.png) [@Darth\_Panda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Panda)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2010, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poor-planning-for-world-conquest/551281/22 "2010-08-27T17:10:43Z")

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> [@Chimera](#):
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> Animals are too unpredictable, killable and difficult. Their frame of reference is too alien. I’ve given up on living creatures, with the exception of variously controlled Humans. The whole 'killer animal/insect/amoeba" vibe can be more easily created and controlled using animatronic drones.

Yeah, but the midichlorian count on my Roomba is awful…

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