Not Quite a Death Ray, But... - Page 2

Elspode · 01-29-2007, 01:23 PM

Tin soldiers and heat rays comin'
We're finally on our own
This summer I hear the hummin'
Four fried in Ohio.

Gotta get down to it
Soldiers are burnin' us down
Should have been done long ago
What would you do if you
Found her charred on the ground?
How will you run when you know?

Beestie · 01-26-2007, 09:50 AM

On the surface, the idea of a weapon that can subdue a large group of people without really hurting them is a good thing.

But on the other side, there are some sick fuckers working for the military who sit around all day coming up with stuff like this - and other stuff that we don't hear about.

Shawnee123 · 01-26-2007, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Beestie

But on the other side, there are some sick fuckers working for the military who sit around all day coming up with stuff like this - and other stuff that we don't hear about.

Ain't that the truth!

Kitsune · 01-26-2007, 10:26 AM

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The system uses electromagnetic millimeter waves, which can penetrate only 1/64th of an inch of skin, just enough to cause discomfort. By comparison, microwaves used in the common kitchen appliance penetrate several inches of flesh.

A system that burns people with microwave radiation? Yeah, I can't see this possibly causing any long term harm.

wolf · 01-26-2007, 01:43 PM

If they could make people actually catch fire, rather than thinking they might, they might have something there.

xoxoxoBruce · 01-27-2007, 12:56 AM

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Originally Posted by wolf

If they could make people actually catch fire, rather than thinking they might, they might have something there.

Or set off any ammo they're carrying.

yesman065 · 01-26-2007, 02:27 PM

Yeah really - you deal with enough people just thinkin that -eh Wolf?

Griff · 01-26-2007, 02:30 PM

I guess this weapon is a statement that we will continue to misuse our military?

Shawnee123 · 01-26-2007, 02:41 PM

What if people held a war and no one came?

Elspode · 01-26-2007, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Shawnee123

What if people held a war and no one came?

As screwed up as this world is, *someone's* going to come if there's a war. Probably twice, and without lube, too.

Griff · 01-26-2007, 07:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Elspode

As screwed up as this world is, *someone's* going to come if there's a war. Probably twice, and without lube, too.

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Originally Posted by MaggieL

He did get some stick time enroute.

Now it begins to make sense.

The statement is: We will continue to use our military to control civilian populations rather than for doables like killing people and breaking stuff. Remember when Clinton was an idiot for getting us mixed up in Somalian politics...

Elspode · 01-26-2007, 08:07 PM

It wasn't just that. He got a blowjob in the Oval Office, for crying out loud. I mean, talk about trampling on the flag...

Undertoad · 01-26-2007, 02:41 PM

What statement would you take another way, other than "have a nice day"?

01-28-2007, 06:36 AM

Sounds like a failed weapons system that they're trying to find another use for. If it had been powerful enough to sweep roads ahead of a convoy and detonate IEDs it might of had a more practical use.

Even back in the '80s, US Special Forces "A" Teams were trained in how to close on and destroy microwave based ground detection systems (like the ones we sold to Iran) without getting fried. I went through that program which uses actual working systems set up on a US installation. I don't see the item depicted here as being useful for much more than civilian crowd control when there is an element of surprise.

OTOH, if it's legal for riot control purposes, shouldn't it be legal for interrogation? Perhaps prolonged exposure to the effects of this device could replace waterboarding!

Kind of makes you go Hmmmm.

Kitsune · 01-28-2007, 08:12 AM

I'm showing up dressed like this to my next protest, just in case.

It'd be cool if I'd arc nicely.

01-29-2007, 01:23 PM	#1
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Tin soldiers and heat rays comin' We're finally on our own This summer I hear the hummin' Four fried in Ohio. Gotta get down to it Soldiers are burnin' us down Should have been done long ago What would you do if you Found her charred on the ground? How will you run when you know? __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

01-26-2007, 09:50 AM	#2
Beestie -◊\|≡·∙■·∙≡\|◊- Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Parts unknown. Posts: 4,081	On the surface, the idea of a weapon that can subdue a large group of people without really hurting them is a good thing. But on the other side, there are some sick fuckers working for the military who sit around all day coming up with stuff like this - and other stuff that we don't hear about. __________________ ♠ ♥ ♣ ♦

01-26-2007, 01:43 PM	#5
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	If they could make people actually catch fire, rather than thinking they might, they might have something there. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

01-26-2007, 02:30 PM	#8
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	I guess this weapon is a statement that we will continue to misuse our military? __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

01-26-2007, 02:41 PM	#9
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	channeling my hippie self What if people held a war and no one came? __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

01-26-2007, 02:27 PM	#7
yesman065 Banned - Self Imposed Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,847	Yeah really - you deal with enough people just thinkin that -eh Wolf?

01-26-2007, 08:07 PM	#12
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	It wasn't just that. He got a blowjob in the Oval Office, for crying out loud. I mean, talk about trampling on the flag... __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

01-26-2007, 02:41 PM	#13
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	What statement would you take another way, other than "have a nice day"?

01-28-2007, 06:36 AM	#14
NoBoxes Guest Posts: n/a	Sounds like a failed weapons system that they're trying to find another use for. If it had been powerful enough to sweep roads ahead of a convoy and detonate IEDs it might of had a more practical use. Even back in the '80s, US Special Forces "A" Teams were trained in how to close on and destroy microwave based ground detection systems (like the ones we sold to Iran) without getting fried. I went through that program which uses actual working systems set up on a US installation. I don't see the item depicted here as being useful for much more than civilian crowd control when there is an element of surprise. OTOH, if it's legal for riot control purposes, shouldn't it be legal for interrogation? Perhaps prolonged exposure to the effects of this device could replace waterboarding! Kind of makes you go Hmmmm.

01-28-2007, 08:12 AM	#15
Kitsune still eats dirt Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 3,031	I'm showing up dressed like this to my next protest, just in case. It'd be cool if I'd arc nicely. Attached Images

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