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Electromagnetic Pulse Gun To Help In Police Chases

Posted by timothy on from the hand-your-keys-to-big-brother dept.

adeelarshad82 writes "In an attempt to put an end to dangerous, high-speed police chases, scientists at Eureka Aerospace have developed an electromagnetic pulse gun called the High Power Electromagnetic System, or HPEMS. It develops a high-intensity directed pulse of electricity designed to disable a car's microprocessor system, shutting down all of its systems. Right now the prototype seen in a video fills an entire lab, but they have plans to shrink its size to hand-held proportions. Some form of this is already featured in OnStar-equipped vehicles though the electromagnetic signal used to disable the vehicle is beamed via satellite, and doesn't cripple the in-car computer, but rather puts it into a mode that allows police to easily catch and then stop the fleeing criminal."

13 of 471 comments (clear)

  1. help in police chases? by Tumbleweed · · Score: 5, Funny

    You bet - I'll be able to disable cop cars chasing me.

    I mean, _criminals_ will. Ahem.

    1. Re:help in police chases? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      Agreed. My car is made more from epoxy then metal.

    2. Re:help in police chases? by TapeCutter · · Score: 5, Funny

      Good, that'll put an end to assholes taking cell phones into the movies and on airplanes.

      And assholes with pacemakers.

      Pacemakers are usually inserted into the chest cavity.

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      And did you exchange a walk on part in the war for a lead role in a cage? - Pink Floyd.
    3. Re:help in police chases? by aaandre · · Score: 3, Funny

      This is not the place to brag about your fetish.

    4. Re:help in police chases? by drsmithy · · Score: 5, Funny

      Speaking as the owner of a 1983 Mercedes 300D turbo diesel [...]

      Maybe you missed the part where this is there to prevent _high speed_ chases ? ;)

    5. Re:help in police chases? by gad_zuki! · · Score: 5, Funny

      Dear Police, when you see a smarmy guy driving an 1980s Mercedes, please note your EMP weapon wont work so you'll need a sniper from SWAT to shoot him in the face. Thanks in advance.

      Sincerely,

      The Internet

  2. HOLY CRAP! by jeko · · Score: 4, Funny

    You mean I don't have to spend 100 bucks on bulbs, ammo and spackle every month?!

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    He put his boots up on the table and made a face. "The sig," he smirked. "You can waste your life in search of the sig."
  3. Re:Before deployment by camperdave · · Score: 2, Funny

    I wonder what it looks like on the display if a pacemaker crashes?

    What kind of pacemaker has a display? Are you some sort of Teletubby or something?

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    When our name is on the back of your car, we're behind you all the way!
  4. Re:OnStar not EMP by Jeremi · · Score: 4, Funny

    Can't give up your guns, but giving up mobility is fine?

    That suggests the obvious compromise solution.... install OnStar (tm) on all guns. That way anyone can have a gun, but the government can shut down any guns that are being misused. Plus your gun can ask you if you are okay.

    There, I solved that problem, on to the next one :^)

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    I don't care if it's 90,000 hectares. That lake was not my doing.
  5. blues brothers ref. by the_fat_kid · · Score: 3, Funny

    "use of lethal force has been approved."

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    -- Sig under construction...
    1. Re:blues brothers ref. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      Use of improper blues brothers references has been disallowed.

      "Use of unnecessary violence in the apprehension of the Blues brothers has been approved."

      So it would probably go something like "Use of unnecessary violence in the apprehension of the smarmy guy driving the 1980s Mercedes diesel has been approved."

      But as a smarmy guy who'll be driving his 80s Mercedes diesel long after lesser vehicles have failed (apocalypse or not) I don't approve.

  6. Re:I can't wait... by blindseer · · Score: 2, Funny

    Regardless, This is a garanteed FCC violation for civilians to try. :D

    Right, because that is my primary concern as I attempt to disable a police helicopter.

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    I am armed because I am free. I am free because I am armed.
  7. Re:Onstar? by blue+l0g1c · · Score: 3, Funny

    Then we will drive in the SHADE!