Wednesday, January 24, 2007

I'm so hot for her, but she's so cold

The military has demonstrated a heat ray that is supposed to become a crowd-control device. The weapon, which presently requires a two-man crew, consists of a specially modified antenna dish mounted on a Humvee [see photo]. It produces a ray, accurate to 500 yards, which is said to be non-lethal and acts by heating the skin to 130 degrees, thus giving people the impression that "their clothes were about to ignite."
The weapon could be mounted aboard ships, airplanes and helicopters, and routinely used for security or anti-terrorism operations.

"There should be no collateral damage to this," said Senior Airman Adam Navin, 22, of Green Bay, Wis., who has served several tours in Iraq. Navin and two other airmen were role players in Wednesday's demonstration. They and 10 reporters who volunteered were shot with the beams. The beams easily penetrated various layers of winter clothing.
I guarantee you that the first civilian use of this weapon will be cops shooting it at unsuspecting women to force them to remove their "clothes about to ignite."

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