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2005-07-25 Iraq-Jordan

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Posted by muck4doo 2005-07-25 13:43|| || Front Page|| [7 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 So is this the beta release of the Zionist Death Ray(TM)? If so, Mwahahahaha!

Posted by Jonathan">Jonathan 2005-07-25 15:34|| 2005-07-25 15:34|| Front Page Top

Microwave a Mullah
Sung to, "Itsy Bitsy Spider"

The not so itsy Mullah got hit by microwave.
His beard then started to curl, he said, "Ain't I brave".
When his brain a-started frying, a scream, "This cannot be".
"What could let this happen to a Mullah such as me?"

Posted by Ogeretla 2005 2005-07-25 16:20|| 2005-07-25 16:20|| Front Page Top

#3 Now that tinfoil hat has practical uses!

Posted by Hupavith Gletle6588 2005-07-25 16:29|| 2005-07-25 16:29|| Front Page Top

#4 So is this the beta release of the Zionist Death Ray(TM)?

Sssshhhh...

Posted by Halliburton - Zionist Death Ray Division 2005-07-25 18:28|| 2005-07-25 18:28|| Front Page Top

#5 I hope this is not deployed in an idiotic boffin manner. A vehicle of this type *must* have anti-anti-armor protection, that is, park it between a couple of tanks, with snipers and infantry around to protect it from some dummy with an RPG. Or you get a very expensive piece of equipment blasted to smithereens. Future versions should be put on the body of a Stryker.

Posted by Anonymoose 2005-07-25 18:33|| 2005-07-25 18:33|| Front Page Top

#6 RTWT or google it ... Stryker versions have always been in the plan.

Posted by too true 2005-07-25 18:51|| 2005-07-25 18:51|| Front Page Top

#7 I think a version should be mounted on thousands of little tiny robots.

Posted by Shipman 2005-07-25 19:26|| 2005-07-25 19:26|| Front Page Top

#8 Shipman: I know you're sort of overwhelmed by the idea of lots of robots, so maybe you could surf a little bit and see what they might, and might not, be able to do:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swarm_robotics
http://www.ieeeswarm.org/
US Navy SWARM project:
http://www.dt.navy.mil/pao/excerpts%20pages/2001/UAV3_01.html
As far as naval mines go, I proposed that small UAVs would be an excellent way to mine a large stretch of ocean. This is an extrapolation of the already available land "intelligent minefield", where the mines interact to insure maximum coverage (you could surf that one, too). A single UAV might drop several mines, or might intentionally crash into the water and become a larger mine itself. Such UAVs acting with swarm AI could overwhelm the defenses of a fleet, or could mine a shipping lane or harbor. However, this microwave weapon is obviously not an appropriate application for such technology.

Posted by Anonymoose 2005-07-25 20:20|| 2005-07-25 20:20|| Front Page Top

#9 Can you get commedy central on that thing. That would be cool to fry-up some dune loons and watch south park at the same time.

Posted by bigjim-ky 2005-07-25 22:51|| 2005-07-25 22:51|| Front Page Top

#10 Could the thousands of tiny little robots each have their own ray gun? Then they could each pick a different target, say a set of testicles. That would limit the persons exposure to harmful microwave radiation.

Posted by bigjim-ky 2005-07-25 22:53|| 2005-07-25 22:53|| Front Page Top

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