Military shows off new ray gun

[Lord_of_the_Dense]

MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. - 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.

Apart from causing that terrifying sensation, the technology is supposed to be harmless — a non-lethal way to get enemies to drop their weapons.

Military officials say it could save the lives of innocent civilians and service members in places like Iraq and Afghanistan.

Read entire story here (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070124/ap_on_re_us/ray_gun_3).

[cooldudei06]

I see this being used more in torturing than in any beneficial way that they are claiming.

[Jorge]

I was reading about this in the paper today, appears to be safer then rubber bullets. I wonder what the effects are if you get over exposed to this thing?

[meyou123]

I wonder what the effects are if you get over exposed to this thing?


I also wondered about this. In the right hands it could save having to use real bullets and possibly save lives, but it could also be used to torture people. Kinda scary.

[mountain_rage]

Its the new water board, now they can pretend to drown you then pretend to burn you.

[_Mazza_]

it's ray has heat of around 50 degrees celcius and has a range far more than rubber bullets. I doubt this could be used as torture it would be about the same heat as a sauna. I think it will be more of a shock than a weapon.

[synka]

i'm sorry but i can't imagine how feeling a heat of 50 celcius degree's is harmful heheh...wouldn't want to feel that.

[soulxtc]

awesome post...................

[adirael]

what??....theyare going to probe the new toy with iraq ...that's great TO THEM

[Obsession6789]

They always going to invent something better to destroy everything they want

[yomama420]

if were hearing about this new toy,im sure its allready been tested on some unlucky soul in a cave or a spider hole. good luck 2 them lol

[Dude_Right_here]

the link is dead please update it

[Boomer The Dog]

I didn't find the original article, but maybe this one will do:

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20070829/ray_gun_070829/20070829?hub=TopStories&s_name=

[Lord_of_the_Dense]

Thanks, Boomer.

[dustout]

i love this thing, i rememebr reading about it and it was strapped on the top of a hummer. This thing would rock for crowd control.

[fonzbear2000]

page not found for full story-still sounds pretty wild though!

[farklefred]

Sounds like another loophole to make people do what you want. i.e. at kent state nobody would have been killed, the whole crowd would have just felt like they were going to spontaniously combust.

Less lives lost=+
Less thinking when pulling trigger=neg

a dangerous tool to have with this administration imo.

all for saving lives though.