The Vortex Gun Coming Soon To a Protest Near You 295
An anonymous reader writes "Vortex technology has been used in everything from rocket-powered fire extinguishers to Nerf guns, but neither of those things are capable of giving the beat-down to hapless protesters. By giving spinning vortices an electric charge, though, pepper spray can be sent over 150 feet at between 60 and 90 mph. A vortex gun uses a pressure wave and a carefully designed barrel to fire donut-shaped rings of air that can hold themselves together over long distances. The military (starting with the German military during World War II) has been running experiments with using vortex canons to knock things over, but it's not a particularly efficient or effective way to go. What the gas rings can be used for is transporting other gasses (like pepper spray or tear gas or pesticide) long distances with a decent amount of accuracy, holding their cargo inside the calm center spinning vortex."
Re:"Starting with the Nazi military during WWII" (Score:3, Funny)
ya funny how tech that was designed for the nazi saucer craft is now being used to suppress free speech isn't it...WONDER are nazi scientists cheeringy et?
Re:"Starting with the Nazi military during WWII" (Score:4, Funny)
Ze German Wehrmacht (und ze other regular branches of ze Heer in WWII) had little to do mit ze Nazi party. Ze only "Nazi" military vas ze Waffen-SS, whose notable accomplishments include running ze death camps und overall pathetic performance im actual combat. Ze American stereotype of branding anything related to Germany in ze 1933-1945 era als "Nazi" is just wrong.
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Re:"Starting with the Nazi military during WWII" (Score:5, Funny)
Although Waffen SS did include camp guards ....
its all that black leather and tight trousers
Re:"Starting with the Nazi military during WWII" (Score:4, Funny)
That's what they all say. My wife sounds like Natasha from the Rocky and Bullwinkle show, but she thinks she speaks unaccented English.
When she writes a math paper, I have to go over it and put in all the articles before she submits it. Slavs are allergic to "the" and "a".
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