Cooking Lessons ...
Raytheon have just announced the arrival of a breed of rioter repellant - both singular and plural.
"The Silent Guardian is", say the manufacturer, "revolutionary less-than-lethal directed energy application that employs millimeter wave technology to repel individuals or crowds without causing injury." They carry on with some superb 'wordsmithery', explaining their new weapon (sorry - deterrent): "Silent Guardian produces precise effects at longer ranges than current less-than-lethal systems and provides real-time ability to establish intent and de-escalate aggression."
The idea is that this truck-mounted piece of trickery sends out a 360-degree mini-microwave signal that heats the skin of an individual up to 54C (130F) which penetrates less than 0.5mm of skin. They claim that it avoids injury, although long-term effects are not known. Goodie. Makes me feel SO much better as the French will probably give their police force take-home versions.
So, anyone going to an anti-G8 or WTO rally in the future, here's today's top tip: while shouting your hate-ridden slogans at the intended government minister/CEO or billionaire, keep some microwave food in your inside pocket ... let it cook while YOU do!
Stu
Raytheon have just announced the arrival of a breed of rioter repellant - both singular and plural.
"The Silent Guardian is", say the manufacturer, "revolutionary less-than-lethal directed energy application that employs millimeter wave technology to repel individuals or crowds without causing injury." They carry on with some superb 'wordsmithery', explaining their new weapon (sorry - deterrent): "Silent Guardian produces precise effects at longer ranges than current less-than-lethal systems and provides real-time ability to establish intent and de-escalate aggression."The idea is that this truck-mounted piece of trickery sends out a 360-degree mini-microwave signal that heats the skin of an individual up to 54C (130F) which penetrates less than 0.5mm of skin. They claim that it avoids injury, although long-term effects are not known. Goodie. Makes me feel SO much better as the French will probably give their police force take-home versions.
So, anyone going to an anti-G8 or WTO rally in the future, here's today's top tip: while shouting your hate-ridden slogans at the intended government minister/CEO or billionaire, keep some microwave food in your inside pocket ... let it cook while YOU do!
Stu
posted by Stu at 6:47 pm
1 Comments:
It just the idea of "long-term effects are not known" that worries me. Suppose you're too young to remember the 'Ready Brek' tv commercials ...?
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