Dealing with pirates

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  1. charmc
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    More on Zap those d_mnn pirates!

    More fun with pirates, but likely not affordable for many years:

    "Mission Research Corp. of Santa Barbara, Calif., is working on a pulsed energy projectile (PEP) that superheats the surface moisture around a target so rapidly that it literally explodes, producing a bright flash of light and a loud bang. The effect is like a stun grenade, but unlike a grenade the PEP travels at nearly the speed of light and can take out a target with pinpoint accuracy. Or picture this: a flashlight-size device, currently in development at HSV Technologies in San Diego, that transmits a powerful electric current along a beam of ultraviolet light. Shine that light on a human target, and you have a wireless taser that can paralyze targets as far away as 2 km."
     
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    Darn, you figured it out. You're much too clever for me, Walrus!! :p :D
     
  3. Frosty

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    Charmc--So when will these be released to the public then?
     
  4. Frosty

    Frosty Previous Member

    Hang on a minute --YOU had a girl friend and you went out with her with your mates? mmmmm Ok I can believe that.

    And she grabs hold of it like she had never seen one before, She was obviously a nice shy girl.

    Did she not say in the police report that she didnt know what it was. She said it looked like a ***** but much-much larger than those she had been used to?

    Then you say the Judge pissed himself,--how do you know that? Where were you under his chair?

    Im sorry its sounds a bit dodgy to me.
     
  5. Frosty

    Frosty Previous Member

    Well if I could get some nice looking women. I would start flashing myself.

    Even just pointing and laughing,-- will do for me.

    He tried to say good morning to me today. I said "arse ho"

    Thats Japaneese isnt it?
     
  6. charmc
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    Dunno. What is known, however, is that the govt gets first shot (sorry, couldn't resist that one :p ) at each of these nonlethal weapons. The superfast flash-bang projectile thingy shouldn't cost too much, but knowing our govt, they'll likely pay $2-3 hundred thousand USD apiece initially for the shoulder fired gun/launcher. As for the UV flashlight/wireless taser combo, lets see: a 6 cell Maglite good for 10 hours operation costs $35, and a regular Taser runs about $275. Put them together and extend the range a good bit......hmmm, should sell to the public for around $1500. So the govt will probably pay $50,000 apiece for the first few years' production.

    At those prices both companies may well wait quite a few years before selling a stripped down version to the public at a price of only a few thousand each. Wouldn't you?? :p :D
     
  7. Frosty

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    Releasing a non-leathal weapon ( are you sure) to the public is wishfull thinking.

    Firstly I would like to say that,-- I wish that wishfull thinking be carefully considered. Any one wishing to partake of wishfull thinking should give this a great deal of thought before even thinking about it.
     
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    Mychael Mychael

    "Star Trek" here we come.. lol.

    Mychael
     
  9. safewalrus
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    safewalrus Ancient Marriner

    Stll rather shoot the barsteward with a LAWS the effect is more fun and a great distraction! Look at from the pirates viewpoint, your bent on a little mayhem, speeding down onto this boat the guy nest you suddenly drops, stunned to the deck ****! what was that! still we're there now lets go cut throats or the other side of the coin; you go speeding in, these a cloud of smoke the guy in front of you and half the fcuking boat goes up in a flash, smoke! ****! noise! panic lets get the hell outa here! hard a cardboard and away! the only trouble with this is the fact that you got to get rid of ALL the evidence! Throwing the tube over the side (splash, sink) is no problem but catching the pirate to sink, drown and teminate is! Still your alive to do it! or tell lies to the police!
     
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    Jack never said she was my girlfriend, she was a female with the company! you never been drinking in a mixed group? No guess not when I think about it, not your style is it! Little old lone drinker you, cheaper isn't it? She did have one problem - never having met you she didn't know what a real prick looked like!:D :D :D
     
  11. Frosty

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    No ofcourse not ---what was I thinking?

    Having not met me --she would not have known what a reall prick looked like.

    Thats true.

    I wouldnt have needed my mates with me iether. Did you have turns at holding her hand.

    When it was your turn Ille bet you bored the poor girl to death.

    Is that the night you learnt how to drink cheap. Ille bet you know some good tips on that.

    I hope you all donated a couple of pennies each and bought her a soda water.
     
  12. safewalrus
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    safewalrus Ancient Marriner

    Drink cheap - now there's a thing! In this country are you joking? tha't proably one of the reasons you left it wasn't it? price of booze these days is criminal -there again we a bunch of criminals in charge so I guess you got to expect it! Bunch of legal pirates? 'cept they ain't at sea - no ships not many boats either we keep giving them away!
     
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    This is better then late-nite show... All I need is cheap pop corn and a stale beer... :D:D:D
     
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    safewalrus Ancient Marriner

    Much better Westlawn your actually part of the cast here! who needs cheap beer and stale pop corn anyway (well actually I'll go for the cheap beer but what the f..........
     

  15. Frosty

    Frosty Previous Member

    I can see now why English women have so much trouble with English men.


    There isnt any.

    There goes walrusses dislexic tendancies again,---he said cheap popcorn and stale beer ---not cheap beer and stale popcorn.

    Walrus gets a bit exited at the prospect of cheap beer.

    Im surprised you dont do home brew kits. save a penny or two.
     
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