The Pentagon has given the Department of Homeland Security permission to test a military-grade heat ray and develop tactics to potentially use it in operations at the southern US border, according to a memo signed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth last month and obtained by CNN.
Right, and that’s great brainstorming on their part. In practice, against the real, purpose built, military grade, crowd dispersal device, you need to cover every bit of exposed skin.
Any exposed skin, your shins for the half-height shield idea, everything else if you’re just wearing a jacket, your hands feet face eyes neck etc if you’re wearing pants too, will feel like it is in the middle of a roasting oven. The pain will be unbearable.
But, let’s say also you’re a master level 9000 monk and you can just sit with your eyes in an oven, or your feet and shins. I doubt this has been extensively tested as safe on people for five minute exposures at “safe” levels, and we know it will burn you in seconds if they turn it up. Which they will totally do if you don’t move.
There is a reason the military brought it to two theaters but never used it even on crowds of armed combatants. Standing in that beam for an extended period, or even seconds if they decide to turn it up, risks lifelong damage to any exposed skin.
So, you’ll need full body coverage, and unless you want to be taken out when you’re the only person left standing in the middle of the street, so will hundreds of others. Or all this prep is for nothing. I’m not trying to say “don’t bother, big wee nazis are too much”. I’m just laying out the base for a defense that will succeed.
Another option would be redirecting the beam back to its source. If it can be used for good, that would be best. But again we’re back to everyone having a defense and knowing how to use it and coordinate. Or the person with the beam will just avoid the group with the concave shields doing spartan shit and disperse everyone else.
Right, and that’s great brainstorming on their part. In practice, against the real, purpose built, military grade, crowd dispersal device, you need to cover every bit of exposed skin.
Any exposed skin, your shins for the half-height shield idea, everything else if you’re just wearing a jacket, your hands feet face eyes neck etc if you’re wearing pants too, will feel like it is in the middle of a roasting oven. The pain will be unbearable.
But, let’s say also you’re a master level 9000 monk and you can just sit with your eyes in an oven, or your feet and shins. I doubt this has been extensively tested as safe on people for five minute exposures at “safe” levels, and we know it will burn you in seconds if they turn it up. Which they will totally do if you don’t move.
There is a reason the military brought it to two theaters but never used it even on crowds of armed combatants. Standing in that beam for an extended period, or even seconds if they decide to turn it up, risks lifelong damage to any exposed skin.
So, you’ll need full body coverage, and unless you want to be taken out when you’re the only person left standing in the middle of the street, so will hundreds of others. Or all this prep is for nothing. I’m not trying to say “don’t bother, big wee nazis are too much”. I’m just laying out the base for a defense that will succeed.
Another option would be redirecting the beam back to its source. If it can be used for good, that would be best. But again we’re back to everyone having a defense and knowing how to use it and coordinate. Or the person with the beam will just avoid the group with the concave shields doing spartan shit and disperse everyone else.
Well we can always buy a roll of the fabric and stick it in the back of a closet, and forget about it till we need it.
Pretty sure I have several hundred whistles hanging around here based on the same line of thinking.