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    Image of shooga shooga
    10/01/09

    In reply to Portable Pain Weapons Leave No Trace of Use, May Become Police Issue
    Give one to every citizen. If everyone has a gun, nobody will shoot for fear of getting shot themselves. Either that or it will turn into a giant game of "burning sensation" laser tag.
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    Image of SuchiraLactuca SuchiraLactuca
    10/01/09

    In reply to Portable Pain Weapons Leave No Trace of Use, May Become Police Issue
    PUT YOUR HAND INSIDE THE BOX.
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    Xeno promoted this comment SuchiraLactuca was starred SuchiraLactuca was unstarred
    Image of Xeno Xeno
    10/01/09

    @SuchiraLactuca: There is no fear. Fear is the mind killer.
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    Image of shadowplay shadowplay
    10/01/09

    In reply to Portable Pain Weapons Leave No Trace of Use, May Become Police Issue
    If there really is a UN protocol on blinding laser weapons, I totally need to buy a new cat toy.
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    Rosa Golijan promoted this comment shadowplay was starred shadowplay was unstarred
    Image of Rosa Golijan Rosa Golijan
    10/01/09

    @shadowplay: There are in fact such protocols, but they do not regulate kitty cat toys. ;)
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    Image of SigmundTheSeaMonster SigmundTheSeaMonster
    10/01/09

    In reply to Portable Pain Weapons Leave No Trace of Use, May Become Police Issue
    I await the Orgasmatron gun. Just point it at a crowd and enjoy! Think of all the increased sales in underwear and cigarettes...
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    Image of burningsensation burningsensation
    10/01/09

    In reply to Portable Pain Weapons Leave No Trace of Use, May Become Police Issue
    have power, will abuse it
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    nutbastard promoted this comment burningsensation was starred burningsensation was unstarred
    Image of uncle_jojo uncle_jojo
    10/01/09

    In reply to Portable Pain Weapons Leave No Trace of Use, May Become Police Issue
    Note to self: Buy laser safety goggles to protect eyes from friggin' laser beams at next street rally....
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    Image of David Christie David Christie
    10/01/09

    @uncle_jojo: The goggles! They do nothing!
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    nutbastard promoted this comment David Christie was starred David Christie was unstarred
    Image of The Lab The Lab
    10/01/09

    In reply to Portable Pain Weapons Leave No Trace of Use, May Become Police Issue
    My guess on how this avoids blindness is based on the fact that he cornea is "clear" to visible radiation (light) but opaque to microwave radiation. The cornea would absorb the beam before it ever reached the retina. Just a guess.
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    Image of spider2544 spider2544
    10/01/09

    @The Lab: great then maybe i can have burned irises lol.
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    The Lab promoted this comment spider2544 was starred spider2544 was unstarred
    Image of The Lab The Lab
    10/01/09

    @spider2544: Fair enough point. If you heat the cornea, it will turn opaque white just like egg whites in a microwave.
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    Image of spider2544 spider2544
    10/02/09

    @The Lab: EWWwwwww
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    Image of frigg frigg
    09/30/09

    In reply to Portable Pain Weapons Leave No Trace of Use, May Become Police Issue
    Still... no Sick Sticks™?
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    Image of 92BuickLeSabre 92BuickLeSabre
    09/30/09

    In reply to Portable Pain Weapons Leave No Trace of Use, May Become Police Issue
    I think you all are underestimating how awesome this will be for popcorn.
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    Image of Shamoononon: I shave my legs. Shamoononon: I shave my legs.
    09/30/09

    In reply to Portable Pain Weapons Leave No Trace of Use, May Become Police Issue
    I think we should just broadcast Woopi Goldberg logic on to them, that ought to stun them into submission.
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    Edited by Shamoononon: I shave my legs. at 09/30/09 11:20 PM Shamoononon: I shave my legs. was starred Shamoononon: I shave my legs. was unstarred
    Image of Nathan Obbards Nathan Obbards
    09/30/09

    @Shamoononon: I shave my legs.: I was going to suggest Sarah Palin logic, then I realized that we don't want to kill them or drive them insane.
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    Image of Shamoononon: I shave my legs. Shamoononon: I shave my legs.
    09/30/09

    @Nathan Obbards: "I know it wasn’t rape-rape. I think it was something else, but I don’t believe it was rape-rape."
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    92BuickLeSabre promoted this comment Shamoononon: I shave my legs. was starred Shamoononon: I shave my legs. was unstarred
    Image of 92BuickLeSabre 92BuickLeSabre
    09/30/09

    @Shamoononon: I shave my legs.: Best I can tell it's like everybody's logic. (Except Kevin Smith and Bill Maher.). I can't think about this again. It just pisses me off to no end.
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    Image of Shamoononon: I shave my legs. Shamoononon: I shave my legs.
    09/30/09

    @92BuickLeSabre: For some folks, there are no weapons nearly lethal enough.
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    Image of DAVE_135 DAVE_135
    09/30/09

    In reply to Portable Pain Weapons Leave No Trace of Use, May Become Police Issue
    MY LAST COMMENT FAILED-2ND TRY-TASERS RECORD DATA FROM FIRING AND SOME ALSO HAVE VIDEO CAMERAS
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    Rosa Golijan promoted this comment DAVE_135 was starred DAVE_135 was unstarred
    Image of Rosa Golijan Rosa Golijan
    09/30/09

    @DAVE_135: Writing in all CAPS doesn't help get your commenter account approved and is why your comment is not visible.

    Go back and edit it to some normal capitalization and I'll approve your commenter account. Deal?
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    Rosa Golijan was starred Rosa Golijan was unstarred
    Image of 92BuickLeSabre 92BuickLeSabre
    09/30/09

    @Rosa Golijan: THAT SEEMS LIKE A GOOD DEAL!
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    Image of Rosa Golijan Rosa Golijan
    09/30/09

    @92BuickLeSabre: If only my stern looks could work like that weapon...
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    Image of DAVE_135 DAVE_135
    10/01/09

    @Rosa Golijan: Copy that..sorry to be yelling at everyone here. I didnt make the transformation from work to Gizmodo [we use all caps here]
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    Image of Rosa Golijan Rosa Golijan
    10/01/09

    @DAVE_135: Most of us are pretty forgiving, but just be kind on my eyes and ears, please.

    I'm not as young as I used to be. ;)
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    Edited by Rosa Golijan at 10/01/09 12:22 AM Rosa Golijan was starred Rosa Golijan was unstarred
    Image of appletoad appletoad
    09/30/09

    In reply to Portable Pain Weapons Leave No Trace of Use, May Become Police Issue
    We'll only let law enforcement use them. Then, they won't be abused.

    Oh wait...
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    92BuickLeSabre promoted this comment appletoad was starred appletoad was unstarred
    Image of Willravel Willravel
    09/30/09

    In reply to Portable Pain Weapons Leave No Trace of Use, May Become Police Issue
    "Beam-based"? Do they mean to say a microwave weapon? I suspect failing pacemakers would constitute a trace of use.
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    Rosa Golijan promoted this comment Willravel was starred Willravel was unstarred
    Image of Rosa Golijan Rosa Golijan
    09/30/09

    @Willravel: Low-powered laser beams.
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    Image of Nathan Obbards Nathan Obbards
    09/30/09

    @Rosa Golijan: Technically it would be a MASER ([en.wikipedia.org]) based upon the technology that they are currently developing with it. The large scale units, called the Active Denial System, have already been tested and might have been used in Iraq already, but I'm not sure. Raytheon is developing a smaller version called the Silent Guardian. Technically, they are microwave less than lethal weapons.

    Active Denial System: [en.wikipedia.org]

    Silent Guardian: [www.raytheon.com]
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    Image of orrin orrin
    09/30/09

    In reply to Portable Pain Weapons Leave No Trace of Use, May Become Police Issue
    I'm pretty sure taser usage can be monitored on a computer after its use, so I don't think that the technology would be that hard to duplicate on this device. But what is the weapon going to be used for; military or police?
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    Rosa Golijan promoted this comment orrin was starred orrin was unstarred
    Image of Rosa Golijan Rosa Golijan
    09/30/09

    @orrin: From what I'm reading, it's intended for both military as well as police use.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee
    09/30/09

    @orrin: Also, all tazer cartridges shoot out little dots, of different colors(some clear) with an identifying serial number and it's nearly impossible for someone to collect them all, so there is a way to trace a tazer that has been fired.
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    Image of aerospaceman aerospaceman
    09/30/09

    In reply to Portable Pain Weapons Leave No Trace of Use, May Become Police Issue
    how much pain before you can't aim the Glock from ten feet?
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    Hiphopopotamus promoted this comment aerospaceman was starred aerospaceman was unstarred
    Image of Hiphopopotamus Hiphopopotamus
    09/30/09

    @aerospaceman: The cops that would use this against an armed suspect probably didn't survive their last attempt with the pepper spray.
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