Military Ray Gun?!

[Liberi Fatali]

Haa. I saw this as I was checking my AOL mail -- seems rather intriguing. I'd be more impressed if it savagely incinerated people, but it appears to be non-lethal.

http://news.aol.com/topnews/articles/_a/military-ray-gun-causes-burning/20070125150009990001


MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. (Jan. 25) - The military calls its new weapon an "active denial system," but that's an understatement. It's a ray gun that shoots a beam that makes people feel as if they are about to catch fire.

[Ignot]

It's a ray gun that shoots a beam that makes people feel as if they are about to catch fire.

Holy shit! Could you imagine getting shot with that ray gun? It would be one big freak out session.

[TheEschaton]

It's called LSD, motherfuckers.

-TheE-

[Sean of the Thread]

Very old news.

[Jenisi]

Didn't they let the public know about this gun 3 years ago?

[Ignot]

I never heard of this. they should start using it if it works damnit!

[Stanley Burrell]

From a neutral standpoint, this isn't going to be healthy for the individuals operating the vehicle, either... Probably just a bit more long-term to break out into noticeable carcinomas than its victims.

IMHO, this is nuclear technology and inherently nuclear warfare, albeit if it only works on an electron cloud (and I can only imagine the piling lawsuits from those who were deemed as rioters a few years post-zapped [hence why I strongly believe this will be conveniently implemented in certain places in the world where court systems and future health will take the backburner to everyday warfare deaths.])

I truly think that since our government has had no troubles with the ramifications of you-name-it beta version testing of its next toe stepping device, that I guess there are just convenient ways of pussyfooting around employing quinuclidinyl benzilate for crowd control purposes in the 21st century.

The anti-human rights already-won arguement to defend this microwave is going to be a comparison to its "conveniently" lower on-the-scene mortality rate than beanbags and rubber.

[Latrinsorm]

I'll take a little radiation over a rubber bullet to the windpipe any day, tyvm.

[Sean of the Thread]

From a neutral standpoint, this isn't going to be healthy for the individuals operating the vehicle, either... Probably just a bit more long-term to break out into noticeable carcinomas than its victims.


Actually there is plenty of technology very similar that has been in use in surface-air missle systems for a looonnnng time and causes no problem to the operators.

Now if you stand in front of the tracking beams .. anything that came into contact would melt off in a decaying mess.. much like what happens in pvp VS shadow priests.

[Stanley Burrell]

Actually there is plenty of technology very similar that has been in use in surface-air missle systems for a looonnnng time and causes no problem to the operators.

Now if you stand in front of the tracking beams .. anything that came into contact would melt off in a decaying mess.. much like what happens in pvp VS shadow priests.

Comparing a SAM battery and its operators; shielded by basic acryllic, lead and concrete that any Homer Simpson of your everyday nuclear power plant and/or structurally more adept military analogues has to someone in a standard automobile with some crit padding is an entirely different ballpark.

Not to mention that if people being particle accelerated by the ray gun'o'doom take a few retardedly simple precautions with about three items of low end Home Depot supplies, the wavelengths are going to be nerfed like a mofo.


I'll take a little radiation over a rubber bullet to the windpipe any day, tyvm.

I am pretty certain the typical IMF/WTO/etc. protester will still get pelted (here.) And I don't think this will be used very liberally either (read-into pun sort of intended on the word "liberally.")

I mean, to be completely honest, the preventative measures as to how to better tinker with the denial system's frequencies will undeniably be perfected abroad to perform ...betterly... here in the States.

[Stanley Burrell]

I am pretty certain the typical IMF/WTO/etc. protester will still get pelted (here.) And I don't think this will be used very liberally either (read-into pun sort of intended on the word "liberally.")

By "this" I mean the Death Star Superlaser, not the aforementioned grapeshot; and fuck it, I have to stop using the word aforementioned. And semi-colons.

Editing posts requires too much energy on the weekends. Bah.

[Ignot]

I wish i had a handgun version of the ray gun.

[Sean of the Thread]

I wish i had a handgun version of the ray gun.

Just use your tv remote.