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2005-07-20 Home Front: Tech

Details of US microwave-weapon tests revealed

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Posted by Mrs. Davis 2005-07-20 15:30|| || Front Page|| [6 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Set phasers to stun...

Posted by mmurray821 2005-07-20 15:36|| 2005-07-20 15:36|| Front Page Top

#2 next test? next G-8 mtg

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2005-07-20 15:41|| 2005-07-20 15:41|| Front Page Top

#3 he's against the use of Non-lethal weapons? Would he prefer we turn up the wattage and fry the fuckers?

Posted by bigjim-ky 2005-07-20 15:49|| 2005-07-20 15:49|| Front Page Top

#4 So what happens if they wear contacts? Do they fuse to the eyeball?

Posted by Auburn Tom 2005-07-20 15:49|| 2005-07-20 15:49|| Front Page Top

#5 The precautions raise concerns about how safe the Active Denial System (ADS) weapon would be if used in real crowd-control situations.

Asshats. Tests are always over cautious.

Posted by Robert Crawford">Robert Crawford 2005-07-20 15:51|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/] 2005-07-20 15:51|| Front Page Top

#6 Purdy insightful question AT, you must be from Auburn New York. :)

Posted by Shipman 2005-07-20 15:55|| 2005-07-20 15:55|| Front Page Top

#7 Edward Hammond should have one of these installed in his house while he is out.

Folk we have to deal with these seditous asshats in our society. They are as deadly as our enimes.

Posted by Sock Puppet 0â Doom 2005-07-20 16:01|| 2005-07-20 16:01|| Front Page Top

#8 Okay Shipman, you've got to explain the thing about Auburn, New York because Google doesn't show anything special about it and I'm going to go crazy if I don't find out. Please?

Posted by Jonathan">Jonathan 2005-07-20 16:07|| 2005-07-20 16:07|| Front Page Top

#9 he's an FSU fanatic - I assume it's a slam on Auburn GA :-)

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2005-07-20 16:19|| 2005-07-20 16:19|| Front Page Top

#10 Sorry to disappoint, but I'm just from Auburn, California.. and my name is Tom. Hence the clever handle I came up with ;)

Posted by Auburn Tom 2005-07-20 16:31|| 2005-07-20 16:31|| Front Page Top

#11 Auburn CA, isn;t that near Grass Valley? Seems you been smokin some of that grass.

Posted by Mrs. Davis 2005-07-20 16:32|| 2005-07-20 16:32|| Front Page Top

#12 Active Denial is very cool technology that is remarkably effective. I've seen the video of the demo at Kirtland and it is pretty funny. These tough guy volunteers just start hopping everywhere when the beam hits them. As soon as it is off, the pain is gone. The drawback currently is price and power draw, but those are being addressed. Of course there is also the aforementioned asshat factor who will freak out about this technology even though it is the most effective, non-damaging crowd control device to ever come down the pike. I'd love to see this take on the anarchy/big puppet crowd. There would be some soiled drawers in the group, no doubt.

Posted by remoteman 2005-07-20 16:34|| 2005-07-20 16:34|| Front Page Top

#13

Click me to zap a Jihadi

Posted by BigEd 2005-07-20 16:45|| 2005-07-20 16:45|| Front Page Top

#14 Zionist Hurt Ray?

Posted by tu3031 2005-07-20 16:49|| 2005-07-20 16:49|| Front Page Top

#15 I would hope the Israelis are able to deploy about a dozen of these real soon.

Posted by Anonymoose 2005-07-20 17:12|| 2005-07-20 17:12|| Front Page Top

#16 AKA "The Sterilizer"...

Posted by mojo">mojo 2005-07-20 17:13|| 2005-07-20 17:13|| Front Page Top

#17 Dang AT I had 11 new tractor jokes ready :)

Posted by Shipman 2005-07-20 17:19|| 2005-07-20 17:19|| Front Page Top

#18 Frank G, that was a slam against my Ulta Matum, Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama. Ship and I have a friendly rivalry going on. Back on topic,the "volunteers" for this are either very masochistic or very brave. Fire it up at the next G-8.

Posted by Deacon Blues">Deacon Blues 2005-07-20 17:19|| 2005-07-20 17:19|| Front Page Top

#19 oops, sorry for the geographical/alma mater faux pas DB, but I knew where he was going, at least :-)

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2005-07-20 17:22|| 2005-07-20 17:22|| Front Page Top

#20 Surely one can counter this by wearing a foil suit? It must be a MASER, so a sort of mirror must exist which would reflect the beam back to your opponents, no?

Posted by Jake-the-Peg 2005-07-20 17:31|| 2005-07-20 17:31|| Front Page Top

#21 Hey Auburn Tom,

Thought you were from Auburn Mass ;^)

Actually contacts fusing to eyeballs is a real problem. I'm a consultant and I was just at a chemical plant where contacts are forbidden. If a certain gas leaks (hexa something or other) your contacts CAN fuse to your eye.

That would probably ruin your whole day. 8^(

Posted by AlanC 2005-07-20 17:49|| 2005-07-20 17:49|| Front Page Top

#22 Knew an airmen who claimed he'd been hit with this while stationed in NM around 2000. Guess he wasn't as full of shit as we thought.

Claimed it felt like ten thousand wasps under the skin all at once.

I thought this was a USMC weapon? Ah yes, a http://archives.cnn.com/2001/TECH/science/03/02/new.weapon.02/index.html

EP

Posted by ElvisHasLeftTheBuilding 2005-07-20 18:39|| 2005-07-20 18:39|| Front Page Top

#23
Sorry about the link, let's try again

Ah yes, a http://archives.cnn.com/2001/TECH/science/03/02/new.weapon.02/index.html

EP

Posted by ElvisHasLeftTheBuilding 2005-07-20 18:40|| 2005-07-20 18:40|| Front Page Top

#24 I would hope the Israelis are able to deploy about a dozen of these real soon.

Suggested sign at Israeli border crossings:

This is the house of pain. To jihad inside is insane.

Posted by Scott R">Scott R 2005-07-20 20:46|| http://five24.net]">[http://five24.net] 2005-07-20 20:46|| Front Page Top

#25 Deacon Blues: Hey, bub, I'm an AU grad myself. War d@mn eagle! Back on topic, I'd love to see the video of the tests...anyone have links?

Posted by BA">BA 2005-07-20 21:33|| 2005-07-20 21:33|| Front Page Top

#26 It makes the skin feel hot but if there were enough heat to melt contact lenses it would most likely burn the skin. Contact lenses can take a lot more heat than most people think.

Posted by Deacon Blues">Deacon Blues 2005-07-20 21:45|| 2005-07-20 21:45|| Front Page Top

#27 Gotta agree with Deacon -- contacts would likely dry out long before they melted.

Posted by Robert Crawford">Robert Crawford 2005-07-20 21:59|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/] 2005-07-20 21:59|| Front Page Top

#28 Could the wattage be upped to lethal?

Posted by John Q. Citizen 2005-07-20 22:32|| 2005-07-20 22:32|| Front Page Top

#29 Deacon,
Contact lenses can be up to 80% water, which preferentially absorbs 95GHz microwaves, which then heats up to a higher temp than skin. So you have higher temps in contacts with a very delicate single cell layer conjuctiva. Damage the conjuctiva and you will have serious eye irritation and infection. Denature the proteins and it will stick like fried eggs to an iron skillet.

Posted by ed 2005-07-20 22:48|| 2005-07-20 22:48|| Front Page Top

#30 Auburn Tom---Spent much time in Auburn since the 50s. Love the old courthouse with the statue on top. Stopped there with my plane at times.

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