Cool stuff again........
A friend sent me a link today. The Air Force is developing a non lethal laser weapon to "dazzle" opponents. Disorient them and temporarily blind them. Cool.
It looks like this.
It is called a Personal Halting and Stimulation Response weapon. Or a PHASR.
Star Trek, here we come.......
PHASR
It looks like this.
It is called a Personal Halting and Stimulation Response weapon. Or a PHASR.
Star Trek, here we come.......
PHASR
posted by exMI | 07:12
8 Comments:
I bet they started with the PHASER and worked backward to come up with the title.
Actually in the article they called it a Phaser. But I'll bet you are correct.
Weird. Looks too bulky to be effective. Could you imagine a guy trying to sneak up on the enemy with that thing?
You wouldn't want to sneak up on someone. This device dazzles/temporarily blinds people with a laser. You actually want them to look at you.
Rather than sneaking up on people, you'd be jumping up and down, shouting "Yoohoo! Over here! Ha, ha! Made you look!"
I'm going to need a bigger purse now ;)
I wonder how long it has to shine in your eyes to have an effect? IF yuo could just sweep it over a crowd it coulc be very usefull. (especially is some is standing next to yuo shouting
"Yoohoo! Over here! Ha, ha! Made you look!"
According to FAA guidelines, 100 microwatts/cm^2 can cause flash blindness and afterimages. 5 microwatts/cm^2 can cause significant glare and dazzle problems.
The maximum time interval to apply that power is about a quarter of a second, which is how long it takes you to blink and look away from an uncomfortable light source (the "aversion response").
more like a giant guppy I think.....
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