RichD wrote:
>
> Is it possible to construct a hand held weapon
> like those Star Trek toys?
Star Trek toys, light sabers... quick set epoxy super soakers. That
last one could change the world re urban warfare and flame throwers.
Humane, effective, persistent. Nice for prison work.
> We know that lasers can cut flesh, as surgical tools,
> could you get enough intensity for something killer?
> (with calibrations; tickle, stun, fibrillate, vaporize)
It is no great extension for a laser rangefinder to pop eyes or a
microwave phased array antenna to fry a soldier. Energy is energy.
Somewhere nearby there must be an 18-wheeler or jet engine powering
the generator.
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