Wednesday, 5 June 2019
quote [ A new directed-energy weapon could end up aiding exploration of the final frontier. ]
So does that artist rendition look like a dodgey dalek ripoff or is that me?
Something, something, Space.
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ethanos said @ 12:14pm GMT on 6th Jun
In the weapons demo movie, why is there a smoking barrel? I thought it didn't use chemicals or, you know, fire.
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endopol said @ 3:45pm GMT on 7th Jun
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It's most likely what's left of a plasma-fied "wad" that maintains current across the barrel and allows the projectile to accelerate all the way down the barrel. TODO: link to Wikipedia article here.
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steele said @ 12:49pm GMT on 6th Jun
Chemtrails.
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ethanos said @ 12:16pm GMT on 6th Jun
I think the old Disney movies about space travel showed magnetic slingshots hurling little packets of stuff from the moon.
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