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Star Wars blasters in the here-and-now
Storm Trooper, or U.S. Air Force personnel? Getting hard to tell. From the Kirtland Air Force Base Web site:
Personnel Halting and Stimulation Response (PHaSR)
The Personnel Halting and Stimulation Response (PHaSR) is a rifle-sized laser weapon system that uses two non-lethal laser wavelengths to deter, prevent, or mitigate an adversary’s effectiveness. The laser light generated by this weapon illuminates or “dazzles” aggressors, temporarily impairing individuals and their ability to see the laser source.
Submitted by BJS on Mon, 2008-03-24 06:03.
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Inspired By Lecture Halls?
If I understand this correctly, they're using laser light to mess with enemy soldiers' eyes. Am I wrong? Kids do the same thing with hand-held laser pointers. A Star Wars blaster this is not. Han Solo didn't need to distract nobody before blastin' 'em, y'know.
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