The Pentagon's new "ray gun" - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

diametricalbenz · #1 07-20-2005, 07:13 PM

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8644374/

A portable "ray" gun? An H1 designed to remotely microwave rioters??

MTI · #2 07-20-2005, 07:16 PM

hmm, can it brown a pizza crusts without the special silver cardboard?

Botnst · #3 07-20-2005, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by diametricalbenz

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8644374/

A portable "ray" gun? An H1 designed to remotely microwave rioters??

Hmm, where does this fit into the Geneva Conventions, I wonder?

If the choice for the soldiers is open-fire with machine guns or give the folks a hot-foot, I guess a hot-foot is better.

I remember when the microwaves first came out (called-em radar ovens). Some engineers promoted the idea of microwave heating of the household. It would turn-on when you enter the room and irradiate you like in the oven. You get warm but don't waste time heating the air and furniture. Hate to have it run-amuck though.

diametricalbenz · #4 07-20-2005, 07:22 PM

Anyone ever see "Real Genius" with the popcorn event and the B1 Bomber mounted laser

I wouldn't want to be one of the operators of that machine. The radiation exposure would be minimal at best. Perhaps it could be remote controlled with a butter dispenser for a military sponsored recruiting drive in movie event

Lebenz · #5 07-20-2005, 07:24 PM

It’s a first generation phaser!

Give 'em a few years and it'll be the size of a cell phone, with settings for stun, roast and dehydrate, and vapor

MTI · #6 07-20-2005, 07:28 PM

The Chinese might try to reverse engineer it since I heard that their "Wok-Fi" device was not proving to be effective.

diametricalbenz · #7 07-20-2005, 07:47 PM

I definitely wouldn't get laughed at carrying that thing around for 12 decibels of signal

Then again if you're a chef it might be entirely practical.

PatrickW · #8 07-20-2005, 08:42 PM

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The Active Denial System weapon, classified as “less lethal” by the Pentagon

Why not just fire real bullets...?

- Patrick

boneheaddoctor · #9 07-20-2005, 08:44 PM

I think its even more diabolical........it sterilizes the opposing forces....by roasting their nutsacks.

Botnst · #10 07-20-2005, 08:47 PM

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Originally Posted by PatrickW

Why not just fire real bullets...?

- Patrick

It's the difference between a bad sunburn and organs shattered and blown from your body.

Jason Beal · #11 07-21-2005, 02:35 AM

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Originally Posted by diametricalbenz

Anyone ever see "Real Genius" with the popcorn event and the B1 Bomber mounted laser

"Kent....This is GOD"

#12 07-21-2005, 07:35 AM

I wonder if this thing is the first step in moving energy wirelessly like Mr. Tesla originally conceived.

#13 07-21-2005, 07:38 AM

I think this thing could be very useful in Iraq because the insurgents don't care it they die but they hate pain without the hopes of seeing Allah.

diametricalbenz · #14 07-21-2005, 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by MedMech

I wonder if this thing is the first step in moving energy wirelessly like Mr. Tesla originally conceived.

Some guy at a competing high school of mine built a 8 foot tall tesla coil and showed it to us at a physics class. Awesome machine, threw 3' bolts from the toroid. The best demo was seeing one of my friends put aluminum foil on his arm (to protect from the burning) and put himself close enough to ground the energy when he moved his arm close enough. He descrived it as "a very strange feeling" and it caused a tingling in his arm under the aluminum