I also don't see any way that said chip could survive a jolt from a stun gun (chosen for its small size, this one could probably go to the store with you)
Gah, you gotta be kidding me. Back when I was playing MW2: Mercenaries, the most godlike mech I ever used was a DC Urbanmech named Lucifer. (yes, the beer-keg on legs)
It had maxed out jump-jets, twelve medium lasers, and maxed heat sinks. Its only other weapon was a machinegun in the head with one ton of ammo, for taking out Elementals and such.
All the lasers were in either the left or right torso, where those arms would shield all of the hits. All the beams would fire at the same time, and hit the same place.
There is nothing like oneshotting an Atlas. Period. Especially when you horizontal-jet in a la Gundam to do so with a glorified beam-saber.
And being in an UrbanMech, I was always ignored until big things started dying.
In the manga, it shows a closeup of the vertical thrust vents on the bottom of the glider. There are no nozzles to rotate; a little hatch on the bottom swings open, and redirectors under the skin of the craft pump thrust out the new holes.
And as for whether it's a jet, I suspect it's either a pulsed-detonation engine or something a generation or three beyond that even. And the weight? well remember, this is a prototype. They didn't get the handles right, in shape or thickness, and there's a couple controls there that are missing on this guy's toy.
Actually, one theory that would fit better with Cyclops' pyrotechnics is that the eye-beam is really a particle beam - lasers wouldn't have nearly as much airglow in their beam path, and it would be far more orderly.
Ok, you got me there, but it's still going to be a feature that most geeks consider when they look at the Rio players, which makes it a Good Thing(tm) for them to do.
No, however, using a series of short rails seperated by teflon spacers - each with an independant power supply - would allow them to fire in serial, each rail providing an additional kick of velocity to the slug.
err, I think I should point out that it's $250,000 canadian, or about $160,000 USD. And it's split four ways between the ones who posted the video.
My money's on none of them being given a car for graduation.
Actually, the 5.56 round has a tendancy to either break up or tumble in a target. A 7.62 (IIRC, the russian-made flavor is an exception, and exceptionally nasty) tends to tumble after traveling nearly a foot. IE, all the way through an average human target. Assuming nothing critical got in the way, and access to modern medicine, such a simple penetration wound should be quite fixable.
For the record, a derringer that fires.50BMG has been built - someone cut down a Mardi-Gras anti-material rifle, and it seems to have manageable recoil - the woman firing it in the photo I have isn't flat on her ass, and most of the muzzle flash had dissipated by that point.
There's nothing decent about it - if they did that, they could continue selling ebooks, and get out of the content market. Might not be as cheap seeing as how the reader is probably a loss-leader, but I'd rather pay more for something I can use the way I want - hence I bought a linux Progear tablet as opposed to a M$ tablet.
Waitaminute, that's no fun - what you really want is "IDKFA".:-D
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How about the electrothermal cannon?
It's a kludged-together device that discharges a lot of amps through water in a homemade gun barell. The water (or other electrolyte) flashes to steam, expanding rapidly, and propelling a solid projectile.
Or what about the railgun? A metal slug - not iron; energy will be lost magnetizing it - so let's say a slug with a tungsten core and coated with graphite (graphite doesn't erode your rails) is placed between two conducting rails. (Holley and Mouser from railgun.org used silver-plated copper) Then, a massive bank of capacitors (for the nitpicker, compensated-pulse alternators (compulsators) and homopole generators are sometimes used in the big-budget government railguns) dumps their energy across the rails, and through the slug. Lorentz forces exert a force on that slug, ideally throwing it down the rails at a very impressive speed.
I'm not going to bother explaining plasma-armature railguns or coilguns.
Would you like a napkin, SuperBananna? Or perhaps some salt? I believe this falls into the category of "other electrical weapon" you mentioned - perhaps you should have been more specific.
I am a happy end user of a SonicBlue/Frontpath Progear webpad. My only gripe is the damn thing comes with no nice GUI-based text editor (just VI), compiler, PIM, or sketchpad. However, for use as an MP3 jukebox it's pretty nice, and it makes an excellent portable browser.
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Ok, what you have here is NOT a perpetual motion machine. It's powered by constant heat from the processor, which it dissipates to the environment.
What you have is a very flashy heat sink which will probably be slightly more effective and less attractive than the on-chip lava lamp.
It's an actual chip, I believe.
I also don't see any way that said chip could survive a jolt from a stun gun (chosen for its small size, this one could probably go to the store with you)
Gah, you gotta be kidding me. Back when I was playing MW2: Mercenaries, the most godlike mech I ever used was a DC Urbanmech named Lucifer. (yes, the beer-keg on legs)
It had maxed out jump-jets, twelve medium lasers, and maxed heat sinks. Its only other weapon was a machinegun in the head with one ton of ammo, for taking out Elementals and such.
All the lasers were in either the left or right torso, where those arms would shield all of the hits. All the beams would fire at the same time, and hit the same place.
There is nothing like oneshotting an Atlas. Period. Especially when you horizontal-jet in a la Gundam to do so with a glorified beam-saber.
And being in an UrbanMech, I was always ignored until big things started dying.
Don't tell me that it was cheap, I know it was.
(12*6=72 damage, way more than any PPC)
if I had to guess, it's heading toward the society of Cyberpunk 2020 and Shadowrun.
God help us all.
In the manga, it shows a closeup of the vertical thrust vents on the bottom of the glider. There are no nozzles to rotate; a little hatch on the bottom swings open, and redirectors under the skin of the craft pump thrust out the new holes.
And as for whether it's a jet, I suspect it's either a pulsed-detonation engine or something a generation or three beyond that even. And the weight? well remember, this is a prototype. They didn't get the handles right, in shape or thickness, and there's a couple controls there that are missing on this guy's toy.
Would this be a good time to bring up Mechanized Propulsion?
Actually, one theory that would fit better with Cyclops' pyrotechnics is that the eye-beam is really a particle beam - lasers wouldn't have nearly as much airglow in their beam path, and it would be far more orderly.
With a phone?
Plan on calling in any airstrikes?
The last bad one I read: Wheel of Time Series (OMG-will it EVER end?)
I hope not.
Ok, you got me there, but it's still going to be a feature that most geeks consider when they look at the Rio players, which makes it a Good Thing(tm) for them to do.
Woohoo!
Of course, Ogg is good for Sonic|BLUE since they don't have to liscense an MPEG decoder for each player they sell, correct?
No, however, using a series of short rails seperated by teflon spacers - each with an independant power supply - would allow them to fire in serial, each rail providing an additional kick of velocity to the slug.
err, I think I should point out that it's $250,000 canadian, or about $160,000 USD. And it's split four ways between the ones who posted the video. My money's on none of them being given a car for graduation.
While this got a "funny" moderation, the sad fact of the matter is that a significant percentage of america believes this joke.
Private schools can suck quite hard too - especially combined middle/high schools. Think "12th grader picks 6th grader up by throat" here, folks.
It's also heavily dependant on the deposition of its energy on its target, which is determined by those numerous factors you mention
Actually, the 5.56 round has a tendancy to either break up or tumble in a target. A 7.62 (IIRC, the russian-made flavor is an exception, and exceptionally nasty) tends to tumble after traveling nearly a foot. IE, all the way through an average human target. Assuming nothing critical got in the way, and access to modern medicine, such a simple penetration wound should be quite fixable.
For the record, a derringer that fires .50BMG has been built - someone cut down a Mardi-Gras anti-material rifle, and it seems to have manageable recoil - the woman firing it in the photo I have isn't flat on her ass, and most of the muzzle flash had dissipated by that point.
Alternately, a simple flywheel would work wonderfully. And they're far more efficient than chemical batteries, under ideal conditions.
There's nothing decent about it - if they did that, they could continue selling ebooks, and get out of the content market. Might not be as cheap seeing as how the reader is probably a loss-leader, but I'd rather pay more for something I can use the way I want - hence I bought a linux Progear tablet as opposed to a M$ tablet.
Mod this up, people! Divine intervention can be FUN!!! :)
Zeus: Here, take this thunderbolt and entertain me with it.
Player: Wheee! *BLAM*
So, I guess using Trillian makes you a felon now.
Waitaminute, that's no fun - what you really want is "IDKFA". :-D
How about the electrothermal cannon?
It's a kludged-together device that discharges a lot of amps through water in a homemade gun barell. The water (or other electrolyte) flashes to steam, expanding rapidly, and propelling a solid projectile.
Or what about the railgun? A metal slug - not iron; energy will be lost magnetizing it - so let's say a slug with a tungsten core and coated with graphite (graphite doesn't erode your rails) is placed between two conducting rails. (Holley and Mouser from railgun.org used silver-plated copper) Then, a massive bank of capacitors (for the nitpicker, compensated-pulse alternators (compulsators) and homopole generators are sometimes used in the big-budget government railguns) dumps their energy across the rails, and through the slug. Lorentz forces exert a force on that slug, ideally throwing it down the rails at a very impressive speed.
I'm not going to bother explaining plasma-armature railguns or coilguns.
Would you like a napkin, SuperBananna? Or perhaps some salt? I believe this falls into the category of "other electrical weapon" you mentioned - perhaps you should have been more specific.
I am a happy end user of a SonicBlue/Frontpath Progear webpad. My only gripe is the damn thing comes with no nice GUI-based text editor (just VI), compiler, PIM, or sketchpad. However, for use as an MP3 jukebox it's pretty nice, and it makes an excellent portable browser.
You can order an FIC AquaPad here.
Interestingly, the organization created by the Canadian government has yet to disburse a cent of the millions they've collected on CD taxes...