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i know nothing · 25 Jan 2007 at 06:13

BBC said:
The US military has given a first public demonstration what it says is a revolutionary heat-ray weapon to repel enemies or disperse hostile crowds.

Welcome to the 21st Century!

Wile E. Coyote · 25 Jan 2007 at 07:15

OMG thats like something of a sci fi film :eek:

Wonder if you would be able to cook food with it?

Solari · 25 Jan 2007 at 07:35

How long would that take to get an egg to soft boiled standard I wonder?

"How do you like your rioters... medium rare or well done?"

Johninho · 25 Jan 2007 at 08:16

it heats up the skin of anyone in its path to 50C and its harmless, huh...

Will_3rd · 25 Jan 2007 at 08:35

Hah, kind of cool, better then a water canon I suppose

Solari · 25 Jan 2007 at 08:36

Will_3rd said:
Hah, kind of cool, better then a water canon I suppose

Heat their skin to 50*C then douse them in freezing cold water from a cannon - that'd have to hurt.

TommoUK · 25 Jan 2007 at 08:42

Seems a bit excessive for dispersing crowds. Like Johninho says, I can't see how it's harmless. How can it heat the skin to 50° and not cause burning? How is the heat generated?

bitslice · 25 Jan 2007 at 08:44

"The system could be used both for dispersing hostile crowds during peace time"

uh huh, like any anti government protest then...

this system has been around for years,
giving a "public" demo isn't going to raise any eyebrows

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ElRazur · 25 Jan 2007 at 08:48

TommoUK said:
Seems a bit excessive for dispersing crowds. Like Johninho says, I can't see how it's harmless. How can it heat the skin to 50° and not cause burning? How is the heat generated?

Unless you have poor limbs and brain coordination then it might actually cause a harm. When somethign as hot as 50degrees heats the skin, the first response will be an involuntary action to stop it or get rid of the feeling via moving muscles - docking, moving away, running etc.

This things have been in the development since the 60s iirc. Im sure this works well.

MookJong · 25 Jan 2007 at 08:51

These have been around for quite a few years...

lay-z-boy · 25 Jan 2007 at 08:51

first railguns, then halo style combat suits and now this?

Computer games are becomming reality :eek:

What next? Cybernetic enhancements for troops?

/strogg

z0mbi3 · 25 Jan 2007 at 08:52

What's the explanation behind the tech? With my limited knowledge I'm probably wrong, but it sounds to me like using a microwave with the door open.

ElRazur · 25 Jan 2007 at 09:13

lay-z-boy said:
first railguns, then halo style combat suits and now this?

Computer games are becomming reality

What next? Cybernetic enhancements for troops?

/strogg

Every tech, gizmo and weapon ever used in MGS

V-Spec · 25 Jan 2007 at 09:14

rofl thats mental..

maybe the US army are cannibals and want to cook large crowds of people.

4T5 · 25 Jan 2007 at 09:26

It would be quicker and cheaper just to drive the Hum Vee flat out towards the crowd. If that don't dispurse them nothing will.

Hugogo · 25 Jan 2007 at 09:46

Would be preety usefull in a conflict. Keep your enemys heads down...very useful!

UOcUK Poopscoop · 25 Jan 2007 at 09:47

bitslice said:
uh huh, like any anti government protest then...

Oh yes. wonder how many years it will be before something similar is used on these shores in anger?

iCraig · 25 Jan 2007 at 09:55

Mmmm cooked Iraqi's.

SGCWill · 25 Jan 2007 at 10:12

When my bro was in Iraq, he said the americans used "thermic" grenades, apparently they heat up the area by 50 degrees, apparently they threw them in at 3 or 4 at a time and that it was very effective.

It looks like a directional RADAR dish - and as you may know, they use microwaves.

daveyj27 · 25 Jan 2007 at 10:18

SGCWill said:
When my bro was in Iraq, he said the americans used "thermic" grenades, apparently they heat up the area by 50 degrees, apparently they threw them in at 3 or 4 at a time and that it was very effective.

Thermite grenade maybe?

They are used to destroy equipment mainly.