Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Set Phasers to "Ouch"
Rayethon has developed the Klingon agonizer!
Actually this is better than a Klingon agonizer, which required direct contact:
Rayethon's "Silent Guardian", in contrast, is a beam of microwaves that penetrates the top layer of skin and stimulates nerve endings up to half a mile away.
Take that, Kang!
-the Centaur
Run Away, The Ray Gun Is Coming:
In tests, even the most hardened Marines flee after a few seconds of exposure. It just isn't possible to tough it out. This machine has the ability to inflict limitless, unbearable pain. What makes it OK, says Raytheon, is that the pain stops as soon as you are out of the beam or the machine is turned off.
Actually this is better than a Klingon agonizer, which required direct contact:
Agonizer
An agonizer was a small device worn on the belts of Imperial personnel in the mirror universe, used to inflict pain for minor transgressions. [Agonizers] needed physical contact with their victims to be effective. In the primary universe, the Klingons also used a similar device...
Rayethon's "Silent Guardian", in contrast, is a beam of microwaves that penetrates the top layer of skin and stimulates nerve endings up to half a mile away.
Take that, Kang!
-the Centaur
Labels: Hard Science, Philosophy
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