Originally posted by: f1209
From this months SFX magazine - someone asked : It's a sci-fi cliché, but how feasible are laser guns that can be set to stun rather than kill?
This was the answer:
Good question! We consulted Neil Davison, Project Coordinator of the Non-Lethal Weapons Research Project, at the Centre for Conflict Resolution (University of Bradford). He tells us: "I think this is a sci-fi cliché that will remain sci-fi. However, weapons that can be set to 'pain' instead of 'kill' are on the way. One US military prototype, the Active Denial System, projects a beam of energy that heats up the skin of the victim, causing a painful burning sensation. Another development project aims to use lasers to stimulate pain receptors in the skin. Either way it would be a far cry from the sort of harmless "stun" seen in Star Trek. Being on the receiving end would be very painful and could leave lasting damage."
From this months SFX magazine - someone asked : It's a sci-fi cliché, but how feasible are laser guns that can be set to stun rather than kill?
This was the answer:
Good question! We consulted Neil Davison, Project Coordinator of the Non-Lethal Weapons Research Project, at the Centre for Conflict Resolution (University of Bradford). He tells us: "I think this is a sci-fi cliché that will remain sci-fi. However, weapons that can be set to 'pain' instead of 'kill' are on the way. One US military prototype, the Active Denial System, projects a beam of energy that heats up the skin of the victim, causing a painful burning sensation. Another development project aims to use lasers to stimulate pain receptors in the skin. Either way it would be a far cry from the sort of harmless "stun" seen in Star Trek. Being on the receiving end would be very painful and could leave lasting damage."
Otherwise princess Leia would be killed in the first 10 minutes of Star Wars.
"There she is. Set for stun."
"There's no stun on this gun!"
"Oh, just, bloody shoot her!"
* Leia dies *