New weapon

[Flames_Gimp]

U.S. military interested in weapon that emits 130-degree, non-lethal beam


http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16794717...15829?GT1=8921

kinda cool

[fredr123]

Between this and yesterday's footage of a rare shark... I think we can safely say the US military is engaged in some sort of covert operation to develop frickin' sharks with frickin' laser beams for tactical deployment soon.

[Bertuzzied]

The military's new weapon is a ray gun that shoots a beam that makes people feel as if they will catch fire.

We've been using that technology on Oiler fans since we acquired Kipper. hehe

[Bertuzzied]

Originally Posted by fredr123

Between this and yesterday's footage of a rare shark... I think we can safely say the US military is engaged in some sort of covert operation to develop frickin' sharks with frickin' laser beams for tactical deployment soon.

We've been using that technology on San Jose fans since we acquired Kipper. hehe

[fanforever1986]

The millimeter waves cannot go through walls, but they can penetrate most clothing, officials said. They refused to comment on whether the waves can go through glass.

Because heaven forbid they let knowledge like that get public...


That's cool though.

[vanisleflamesfan]

Originally Posted by fredr123

Between this and yesterday's footage of a rare shark... I think we can safely say the US military is engaged in some sort of covert operation to develop frickin' sharks with frickin' laser beams for tactical deployment soon.

Umm... this is not exactly sharks with frickin' laser beams... but close.

Check it out.

[I-Hate-Hulse]

Heh - forget a new Jumbotron - we clearly need one of these for the home of "Flames" ..

"Flames Goal! Scored by #12......JAROOOOOOOOOOOME IGINLAAAA!!!!!"
(Jumbotron cuts to random Oiler Fan running around and shrieking after being zapped)

Instead of the "Smooch Cam" the "Stop Drop and Roll" Cam....




In all seriousness... the last quote gives a glimpse as to why a weapon like this is a great idea in practice, but would be a bad idea given the possible abuses.....

Airman Blaine Pernell, 22, said he could have used the system during his four tours in Iraq, where he manned watchtowers around a base near Kirkuk. He said Iraqis constantly pulled up and faked car problems so they could scout out U.S. forces."All we could do is watch them," he said. But if they had the ray gun, troops "could have dispersed them."


A Little open to abuse perhaps? Zapping anyone that looks at you funny? Al-Jazeera will love this. Video from this'll make those UCLA Taser videos look like Big Chief Jerky Bloopers.

[North East Goon]

Now if they can just come up with a beam that makes me feel full after eating chinese, I can start to shed some pounds!

[JBR]

Originally Posted by North East Goon

Now if they can just come up with a beam that makes me feel full after eating chinese, I can start to shed some pounds!

I'm in for that. Where can I make a research donation?

[icarus]

I like the video clip showing the guys pretending to be rioting but not showing them getting zapped. 'Here are some guys acting like they're rioting, but we're not going to show them getting zapped we just want them to make asses of themselves on tv.'

The technology is supposed to be harmless

If using a cell phone or living under power lines or even suntanning isn't harmless, I can't imagine that getting zapped with a ray gun is totally harmless.

[mykalberta]

Sweet, cause the enemy to drop their weapons then mow em down. Sweet.

MYK

[Cowperson]

Originally Posted by Flames_Gimp

U.S. military interested in weapon that emits 130-degree, non-lethal beam


http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16794717...15829?GT1=8921

kinda cool

I wonder if they'd let me use it in the office.

Cowperson

[CaptainCrunch]

Boy that weapon would probably take several hours in heating up my breakfeast burrito.

I prefer the humiliating type of non lethal weapons that cause people to lose control of thier bladders and bowels so that you can stand over thier bodies and laugh at thier situation.

Good times.

[Phanuthier]

Originally Posted by icarus

If using a cell phone or living under power lines or even suntanning isn't harmless, I can't imagine that getting zapped with a ray gun is totally harmless.

Those frequencies work at energies which are damaging to the body, or your body acts as a perfect load. However, becasue they are lower power (ie. cell phones) they don't have an effect.

At 95GHz, it heats up water and particles in the air, but it dissapates so fast that it wouldn't penetrate the skin or prove to be damaging to the body.

[Phanuthier]

Originally Posted by North East Goon

Now if they can just come up with a beam that makes me feel full after eating chinese, I can start to shed some pounds!

I could do that, but it might damage other parts of your body.

[Ayrahb]

I think the American military will stick with white phosphorus to "heat up" bodies in "eye-raq". http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4417024.stm

BTW, the Italian documentary mentioned by BBC can be found around the web, but it is quite graphic.