Name: Anonymous 2007-09-25 11:57 ID:a146nsQQ
"Run away the ray-gun is coming : We test US army's new secret weapon
"Where do I put my finger? There ... OK? Nothing's happening ... is it on?"
"Yes, it's on. Move your finger a bit closer."
"Er ... ow! OW!" Not good. I try again. "OWWW!" I pull my hand away sharpish. My finger is throbbing, but seems undamaged.
I was told people can take it for a second, maximum. No way, not for a wimp like me.
I try it again. It is a bit like touching a red-hot wire, but there is no heat, only the sensation of heat. There is no burn mark or blister.
Its makers claim this infernal machine is the modern face of warfare. It has a nice, friendly sounding name, Silent Guardian.
I am told not to call it a ray-gun, though that is precisely what it is (the term "pain gun" is maybe better, but I suppose they would like that even less).
And, to be fair, the machine is not designed to vaporise, shred, atomise, dismember or otherwise cause permanent harm."
More here:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/technology/technology.html?in_article_id=482560&in_page_id=1965
And here are some selected excerpts from the article:
"In tests, even the most hardened Marines flee after a few seconds of exposure. It just isn't possible to tough it out."
"This machine has the ability to inflict limitless, unbearable pain."
"Raytheon's Mac Jeffery says it is being looked at only by the "North American military and its allies" and is not being sold to countries with questionable human rights records."
"Perhaps the most alarming prospect is that such machines would make efficient torture instruments."
"We use the word "medieval" as shorthand for brutality. The truth is that new technology makes racks look benign."
"Where do I put my finger? There ... OK? Nothing's happening ... is it on?"
"Yes, it's on. Move your finger a bit closer."
"Er ... ow! OW!" Not good. I try again. "OWWW!" I pull my hand away sharpish. My finger is throbbing, but seems undamaged.
I was told people can take it for a second, maximum. No way, not for a wimp like me.
I try it again. It is a bit like touching a red-hot wire, but there is no heat, only the sensation of heat. There is no burn mark or blister.
Its makers claim this infernal machine is the modern face of warfare. It has a nice, friendly sounding name, Silent Guardian.
I am told not to call it a ray-gun, though that is precisely what it is (the term "pain gun" is maybe better, but I suppose they would like that even less).
And, to be fair, the machine is not designed to vaporise, shred, atomise, dismember or otherwise cause permanent harm."
More here:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/technology/technology.html?in_article_id=482560&in_page_id=1965
And here are some selected excerpts from the article:
"In tests, even the most hardened Marines flee after a few seconds of exposure. It just isn't possible to tough it out."
"This machine has the ability to inflict limitless, unbearable pain."
"Raytheon's Mac Jeffery says it is being looked at only by the "North American military and its allies" and is not being sold to countries with questionable human rights records."
"Perhaps the most alarming prospect is that such machines would make efficient torture instruments."
"We use the word "medieval" as shorthand for brutality. The truth is that new technology makes racks look benign."