I have NO intention of using ebooks until I have the right to share my ebooks with my friends, like I do with my printed books, and the ability to sell old books I no longer need, like I do with my current books.
Oh yeah, I want the right to make the equivalent of "photo copies" of certain pages, like I do with tech books.
When I have all that, then I will support ebooks. Until then they can bugger off.
I hope you are right. I was just thinking, out loud, that it must take quite a bit of current to jump across that much space. Didn't the article say that 100 Meters was possible? Also, if the person becomes a living lightening rod won't most of the available energy, that would be normally dispersed across many individuals, be directed at the few people providing the most direct path to ground?
Again, I think I will wear the rubber bondage suit. Of course I might have alternative reasons.
Thats exactly right. Thus the need for non-lethal weapons. I'm glad you can make that point.
Fear is a normal reaction to a given stimulus. All of us feel it, and all of us react in certain ways. Me, I'm more likely to shoot first and ask questions later. Some people aren't. The odds are I'll last longer than the others.
Thats exactly what I said. Ohms law states that by decreasing resistance you will increase current. Since current causes heat the people could potentially get burned.
I would think that wearing a total rubber bondage suit would be more effective than tinfoil underwear.
let me know what you think.
Wow, I guess ignorance runs deep in your genetic pool. First, If you are an american, its the "storm troopers" that have given you the right to spout your ignorant diatribe. Second, the soldier was British so I doubt George Bush had anything do do with it, no matter how narrow minded you happen to be, I'm sure you can agree with that, especially since it happened back when Clinton was president. Third, if there were stun weapons there would be no "shooting of old women and children". Thats the problem with conventional weapons. They hurt innocents as well as militants. The next time you protest something be glad that someone gave you the right to protest. It could be worse, you could be in Tiananmen square while tanks roll over you. Finally, Why Kerry? Is one lying politician any better than another?
What if you are a scared kid, guarding some checkpoint in a country where people seem to want to blow you up. Does that make you a psychopath?
Or, my favorite, you are an unarmed UN Peacekeeper, in a country giving medical aid and people are throwing rocks at you. One of my best friends was killed in that particular scenario.
I'd much rather be given a non-lethal way to protect myself, than a lethal way. Because in the end, I'm going to protect myself.
Actually I would rather have this type of weapon at a check point than a gun that shoots bullets. I'd much rather shoot someone with a taser type of weapon and have them live than shoot them with an M16 and have them die.
Having shot someone with an M16 let me tell you, its not a memory you like to have.
I still see a problem. Its basically a fuse. With 20K Volts generated, and little copper leads going to the ground, they are going to burn up, or at the least get awfully hot. So now we end up with cooked demonstrators. Kinda like tinfoil in a microwave.
Not that I really care, one way or the other, but the smell would be horrible.
Wouldn't having copper wires cause you to be more effectively grounded, increasing the amount of current carried through your body? I seem to remember that reducing resistance, increases current. If anything that would probably cause more damage, since its the current that kills.
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I have NO intention of using ebooks until I have the right to share my ebooks with my friends, like I do with my printed books, and the ability to sell old books I no longer need, like I do with my current books. Oh yeah, I want the right to make the equivalent of "photo copies" of certain pages, like I do with tech books. When I have all that, then I will support ebooks. Until then they can bugger off.
I hope you are right. I was just thinking, out loud, that it must take quite a bit of current to jump across that much space. Didn't the article say that 100 Meters was possible? Also, if the person becomes a living lightening rod won't most of the available energy, that would be normally dispersed across many individuals, be directed at the few people providing the most direct path to ground? Again, I think I will wear the rubber bondage suit. Of course I might have alternative reasons.
Thats exactly right. Thus the need for non-lethal weapons. I'm glad you can make that point. Fear is a normal reaction to a given stimulus. All of us feel it, and all of us react in certain ways. Me, I'm more likely to shoot first and ask questions later. Some people aren't. The odds are I'll last longer than the others.
Thats exactly what I said. Ohms law states that by decreasing resistance you will increase current. Since current causes heat the people could potentially get burned. I would think that wearing a total rubber bondage suit would be more effective than tinfoil underwear. let me know what you think.
Wow, I guess ignorance runs deep in your genetic pool. First, If you are an american, its the "storm troopers" that have given you the right to spout your ignorant diatribe. Second, the soldier was British so I doubt George Bush had anything do do with it, no matter how narrow minded you happen to be, I'm sure you can agree with that, especially since it happened back when Clinton was president. Third, if there were stun weapons there would be no "shooting of old women and children". Thats the problem with conventional weapons. They hurt innocents as well as militants. The next time you protest something be glad that someone gave you the right to protest. It could be worse, you could be in Tiananmen square while tanks roll over you. Finally, Why Kerry? Is one lying politician any better than another?
What if you are a scared kid, guarding some checkpoint in a country where people seem to want to blow you up. Does that make you a psychopath? Or, my favorite, you are an unarmed UN Peacekeeper, in a country giving medical aid and people are throwing rocks at you. One of my best friends was killed in that particular scenario. I'd much rather be given a non-lethal way to protect myself, than a lethal way. Because in the end, I'm going to protect myself.
Actually I would rather have this type of weapon at a check point than a gun that shoots bullets. I'd much rather shoot someone with a taser type of weapon and have them live than shoot them with an M16 and have them die. Having shot someone with an M16 let me tell you, its not a memory you like to have.
I still see a problem. Its basically a fuse. With 20K Volts generated, and little copper leads going to the ground, they are going to burn up, or at the least get awfully hot. So now we end up with cooked demonstrators. Kinda like tinfoil in a microwave. Not that I really care, one way or the other, but the smell would be horrible.
Wouldn't having copper wires cause you to be more effectively grounded, increasing the amount of current carried through your body? I seem to remember that reducing resistance, increases current. If anything that would probably cause more damage, since its the current that kills.