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Show Th Torpado'a "Homing Initlnct." It appeara that naval torpedoea, wild war hua.la on. bava a remarkable tendency ten-dency when they mUa the mark to sweep about and return to th veasel firing them. This dangerous homing Instinct Is likely, tn the rase ot deet tiring, to have dlaaalroua results. Bo. I.leut. Commander Cleland Pa-via, Pa-via, II. 8. N., has Invented a new gym-acoplc gym-acoplc attachment for automatically eiploillug the torpedo before It can get back to Ita owners. The apparatus can b set so aa to act when any angle of deflection from tho original courae has been reached. Ily aettlng It at 90 degreea, all danger of blowing up your owu veasel can be avoided. |