Microwave weapon intensified by sweaty skin

NewScientist.com news service ^ | 15 September 2006 | David Hambling

[neverdem]

Benjamin Franklin's 'lightning kite' paper goes online

[RichInOC]

What happens if the target's wearing an aluminum-foil hat? No, seriously, I'm curious.

[Right Wing Assault]

Uh, Captian Kirk, set the phasers to 1/2 if you don't want to hurt anyone?

[DBrow]

Guess the old M2 is a better deterrant.

[BipolarBob]

Do they get sweaty in the Middle East?

[Criminal Number 18F]

Edward Hammond of the Sunshine Project USA, which campaigns against the use of biological and non-lethal weapons.

How about some honesty on the subject of Hammond... an anti-American lefty who opposes US use of any weapons at all.

d.o.l.

Criminal Number 18F

[kittycatonline.com]

We're working harder to figure out a "less lethal" deterrent, while they are working on how to kill as many in one motion as possible. I'm not so sure our enemies are thankful for the research being done here to preserve their suntans without scorching them like so much overdone microwave popcorn.

[ansel12]

"What happens if the target's wearing an aluminum-foil hat? No, seriously, I'm curious."




You seem the guy to ask this question of, why don't the tin foil guys just wear the old pre-Reagan, army steel pot helmet?

[RichInOC]

No idea, but I'm just imagining some poor sucker getting that thing turned on him and having his head blow up.

[ansel12]

"No idea, but I'm just imagining some poor sucker getting that thing turned on him and having his head blow up."




Rent the movie scanners sometime.

[RichInOC]

I don't remember if I've actually seen the movie all the way through, but I definitely remember the scene you have in mind.

[upchuck]

and its effects can be intensified by sweaty skin

Shirley they thought about this ahead of time. Common sense.

Maybe they can hose everybody down with antiperspirant before they turn on the nuke ray.

[ansel12]

If any one else here has been at the receiving end of perhaps hundreds of billy club armed cops charging at you.

You can verify my point that there is always a Little sweating involved in riots.

[Bommer]

Do they get sweaty in the Middle East?

Thats when they need to set it to popcorn level! Watch their little heads explode into Jihad-Pop Popcorn!

[neverdem]

Psychiatrist Is Among Five Chosen for Medical Award

Cats And Dogs Protect Kids From Stomach Bugs

FReepmail me if you want on or off my health and science ping list.

[Redbob]

"The ADS fires a microwave beam intended to heat skin without causing damage, while inflicting enough pain to force the victim to move away. However, tests of the weapon showed that reflections off buildings, water or even the ground can produce peak energy densities twice as high as the main beam. Contact with sweat or moist fabric such as a sweaty waistband further intensifies the effect."

Please explain one more time:
Why exactly is this a problem?

[Praxeas]

"If we're not willing to use it here against our fellow citizens, then we should not be willing to use it in a wartime situation," he told CNN.

= "If we don't want to use it on ourselves, we should not use it on our enemies." Great logic, that.

[cpdiii]

If they are so damned worried about a little tissue trauma perhaps the bad guys would prefer the 62 grains of lead out of the end of the M-16. IDIOTS!

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Sunshine Project USA ... campaigns against the use of ... non-lethal weapons.

But lethal weapons are ok? This is a strange lib group.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Incredible logic, isn't it? But then again, Michael Wynne is Air Force. Let's pray that you will never, ever hear a Marine say something so stupid.