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Set PHASRs On Stun
brianber writes to tell us NewScientist is reporting that the US Government has unveiled a new weapon in their non-lethal arsenal. The Personnel Halting and Stimulation Response (PHASR) laser rifle has many potential applications such as temporarily blinding a suspect who drives through a roadblock. So far, however, the DoD has declined to comment on the specific details of how it works.
Or haven't they already told us how it works? It's a laser rifle, and it halts them with a bright flash ;-)
"Ow my eyes".
Death by snoo-snoo!
sharks with frickin lasers on their heads?
I love acronyms that are stretched to fit a word. "Stimulation response"? It sounds like they're tickling a target's balls or something.
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Now you know why the men in black wear shades.
Yeah, that's a GREAT idea! I sure hope I'm somewhere near that roadblock so I can see it used, too! I mean, so long as they just temporarily blind the driver of a moving vehicle, no one will get hurt!
To fight the war on terror, stop being afraid.
Just once. Don't look into laser with remaining eye.
The PHASR, now with a 1.3 MP camera and iTunes
Take off every sig. For great justice.
More like "Beat me up, Scotty!"...
Does this have Laser sights? I always wanted a Laser gun with Laser sights, how else would I know what I am shooting at?
Fighting ignorance with ignorance.
Personnel Halting And Stimulation Response???
I can see why they made up that acronym though, because RBFTSOLLAF (Really Bright Flashlight That Sort of Looks Like a Fish) is way too long, hard to pronounce, and not as cool.
Hot girls have this feature built-in.
Sunglasses.
but what smells better in the morning? white phosphorous or napalm?
the good ground has been paved over by suicidal maniacs
Imagine if the rules of war said it was ok to use maiming and blinding weapons. The air would be filled with gas designed to ruins a persons breathing. The sky would be full of lasers to blind people. Biological weapon containing bombs would be dropped on military bases non-stop... AND all the same shooting and bombing would go on. The difference is that having more maiming weapons wont lead to less bullets and bombs. It just adds another edge to combat to make it deadlier for both sides without actually making any side better off against their opponent. This is why most countries follow the Geneva convention. The winners dont want to all be one legged and blind when they declare "victory".
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The wording of this protocol, however, does not prohibit lasers that temporarily dazzle a foe.
That word, "dazzle"... damn, could they have picked a better word?
"Dude, so there I was, driving home the bar, had a few drinks, and I'm driving up to a sobriety checkpoint, when suddenly WHAM! it was like a Pink Floyd show went off in my head! I just hit the brakes, and turned up 'Comfortably Numb' on the CD player...it was dazzling"
"What do you think?" "I think 'What, do you think?!'"
Good point. Ever since this war started, I've been hoping that once the Iraqi people were rescued from their tyranical dictator, and were enjoying freedom, they would come to the US and return the favor.