[Mike Fieschko]

(The author (not me) writes in the first person. This isn't mine.)

[ravingnutter]

Awesome...thanks. Our company does some of the human effectiveness research at Brooks and we have been looking at getting involved in the Directed Energy field. Will forward this to the boss...

[GraniteStateConservative]

Microwave Islamists on high for 2-3 minutes.

[akorahil]

Wasn't there an article on this a little while ago on FR? I recall, as the thing that stood out to me was that they had to develop a generator the size of a beer keg that had a FIVE MEGAWATT OUTPUT. (Or something akin to that...)

By no means am I an electrical engineer, but that, to me, sounds like a HUGE amount of power in a small package...

[boycottliberalhollywood.com]

This is all fine, but I hope it comes with a huge knob you can crank wayyyy past the "SAFE" mark. Does it have a "BROIL" setting?

[boycottliberalhollywood.com]

Medium-rare, please.

[boycottliberalhollywood.com]

...a four year, $7 million contract,

I wish I could have gotten that contract. Directed Energy Weapon, 7 mil, no problem!

"Gentlemen, behold, this tiny brass cannister holds a small charge of a very potent compound. When struck, a small igniter at the base of this cannister will cause the compound within to expand at a tremendous rate; propelling this little lead piece at the front at speeds beyond mach 1! This companion device holds this cannister, and provideds a convenient mechanism for directing the energy (well, really, directing the mass) in the desired area. Makes for great crowd dispersal. As an added bonus, the device even produces a rather loud report, which tends to scare off angry mobs."

[babyface00]

Yeah, but how well does it heat up a cup of water, or make popcorn?

[nw_arizona_granny]

Ping

[TXnMA]

"Brooks City-Base, Texas"

New one on me! But a bit of Googling confirmed my suspicion that the fancy name refers to the old (since WWI) Brooks AFB near San Antonio.

Makes sense to do the application R&D there, because it is the home of the Brooks Aerospace Medical Center...

[TXnMA]

Mike,

My guess is that much of the energy would be absorbed/dissipated by mud-brick walls. Otherwise, it would be most useful in flushing islamoterrs out into the open where they can be attacked from above...

[white trash redneck]

They should be careful - they could put somebody's eye out!

Seriously, there is a lot of work on using hyperthermia (heat) in cancer treatment, and the lens of the eye is very sensitive. Expect to see cataracts in people who get zapped with this thing.

[Gritty]

I wonder what this does to eyeballs?

[SlowBoat407]

(excerpt) Experiment IV - Kate Bush

We were working secretly for the military.
Our experiment in sound was nearly ready to begin.
We only know in theory what we are doing.
Music made for pleasure
music made to thrill.
It was music we were making here until -

But they told us all they wanted was a sound
that could kill someone

From a distance
so we go ahead

and the meters are over in the red.

[Little Ray]

Big dish - big target. What if you hosed it down with an AK? How much damage would it take to shut it down? Or is there a better target?