A newfangled scandal ’s rocking Dubai ’s robotic camel racing circuit . felon are covertly outfitting the camel ’ mechanical jockey with stun guns that give their mount an extra charge . In other news , this is one of the stranger headline I ’ve ever write .
From theTelegraph UK :
[ … ] Dubai constabulary have confirm they uncovered a gang of dealers who were selling electrical stun hit man kits , for up to £ 5,000 , across the region . These were then being fitted inside the robot jockey , which cost between £ 130-£200 , that in late years have largely replaced child jockeys , traditionally used in camel racing , due to humanist concerns . The galvanic shocks could be administer by remote control to encourage the camel to run quicker .
law pick up the robotic modifiers in a sting operation at the Al Lehbab camel row outside Dubai . As outlandish as the notion of robotlike camel racing sound , it ’s been start on for a while now . Why Hollywood is n’t hook onto this tale is beyond me . This has the potential to be Secretariat meets Real Steel meets the Barry Bonds story .
https://gizmodo.com/robo-camel-jockeys-of-qatar-no-longer-melting-whip-at-239292
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