Set phasers to fry

[Thomas]

Picatinny engineers set phasers to 'fry'
June 21, 2012
By Jason Kaneshiro, AMC

Picatinny engineers set phasers to 'fry' | Article | The United States Army


"A guided lightning bolt travels horizontally, then hits a car when it finds the lower resistance path to ground. The lightning is guided in a laser-induced plasma channel, then it deviates from the channel when it gets close to the target and has a lower-resistance path to ground. Though more work needs to be done, Picatinny Arsenal engineers believe the technology holds great promise."

 

[Esc8781]

interesting Thomas thanks!

 

[bouncing betty]

..."A guided lightning bolt travels horizontally, then hits a car when it finds the lower resistance path to ground....

HAHAHAHAHA !!! Don't ya' just LOVE IT !!! We NEVER stop !!

 

[Esc8781]

think it is this?

 

[Sashan]

Interesting read though I could not comprehend whether they have developed the device or very early in the development. The article mentions that the challenge is about the synchronization of laser and electricity which means it is in the early stages though the lead scientist talks about zapping targets using lightning bolts.