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From shock wave cannons to heat rays we countdown 10 crazy non-lethal weapons.
#10 Taser Shockwave - Tasers have become a common non-lethal weapon used by law enforcement
agencies around the world. However, tasers are only designed for one on one confrontations
and aren’t much help during a large scale violent threat. As a solution to this problem,
a device that fires multiple taser cartridges at once has been developed. The Taser shockwave
system fires a total of 12 taser darts travelling at 160 feet per second, and is currently being
used by both police and military units.
#9 JPX Jet Protector - Pepper Spray is another common non-lethal weapon that’s used by
countless police and security companies One of the drawbacks of regular pepper spray systems
is that you have to be very close to the attacker , and if it’s a windy day you may end up
with pepper spray blowing back in your face. The JPX Jet Protector is a pepper spray gun
that’s capable of firing a liquid charge at a velocity of 405 mph and effective range
of 23 feet. The gun is capable of firing 4 shots and can quickly disable an oncoming
attacker
#8 PHASR - Blinding lasers were banned in 1995 by a UN Protocol on Blinding laser weapons.
The US Department of Defense was able to skirt this regulation and built a prototype laser
rifle that could temporarily disorient and blind targets. The prototype uses two wavelength
low intensity laser that are able to blind targets for short periods of time. The department
of defense addressed safety concerns by making the phasr automatically sense the distance
from a target, and therefore adjust the lasers power.
#7 Sticky Foam Gun - For a short time, the US military had worked to develop a sticky
foam that could stop attackers in their tracks. There was lots of excitement around the development
of this non-lethal weapon, and was actually used by marines in Somalia in 1995. Unfortunately,
the sticky foam gun didn’t live up to expectations, and had several problems. For example “people
could move their feet faster than the foam could be applied” and because of this interest
in the anti personnel foam quickly faded.
#6 Xm1063 - Currently there isn’t much information about the Xm1063 other than it’s a projectile
that’s designed to be non-lethal. It’s said that the new secret weapon can suppress
people without causing any harm, and even stop vehicles in a 100m square area. How it
exactly works is classified, but some details have been established. The artillery round
is fired from a 155mm howitzer that has a range of 28km. The round contains 152 small
non explosive munitions that parachute down and spray a chemical agent. It’s suspected
that the chemical released is either an anti traction agent which would make the entire
area slippery, or a malodorant which is essentially a super stink bomb.
#5 Thunder Generator - Originally used by farmers to scare away birds from their crops,
the thunder generator works by creating a shock wave through gas detonation. This powerful
shock wave creates a pressure change that can result in orientation loss and panic to
birds, and may soon be used by police and military forces around the world. Insisting
the system is safe and simple to use, the developer of the cannon says it’s most effective
at ranges between 30 to 50 meters, and hopes to modify the design to reach up to 100 meters.
#4 Incapacitating Flashlight - Also known as the Puke Flashlight this non lethal weapon
is designed to disorient and make suspects nauseatingly sick. The flashlight works by
rapidly shooting out pulses of light from an array of ultra bright LED’s. The developer
Robert Lieberman says the light pulses create a psycho physical effect, and depending on
the person it can cause disorientation, vertigo and nausea.
#3 Speech Jammer - Japanese researchers have developed a handheld gun that can jam the
words of people who are within a 30 meter range. The gun works by listening in with
a directional microphone, and then plays that audio back with a .2 second delay. This triggers
an effect called Delayed Auditory Feedback which has been long known to interrupt your
speech. Freedom of speech is a fundamental part of many cultures, so the use of the speech
jammer could be very difficult to implement.
#2 Active Denial System -This futuristic weapon was developed by the US military for both
perimeter security and crowd control. The system works by firing a high-powered beam
of 95 GHz waves at a target, which excites water and fat molecules in the skin and instantly
heats them. Although it was deployed for use in Afghanistan, it was never used operationally
and concerns have arisen that the active denial system would be regarded as an instrument
of torture.
#1 Vortex Ring Gun - This experimental non lethal weapon uses high energy vortex rings
of gas s to knock people down or mark them with ink or other chemicals. It works by using
a short pulse of high pressure gas which briefly accelerates to supersonic speeds and is capable
of knocking down a fully grown adult. The vortex gun has been around for years, and
the US army has been investigating its use for non lethal crowd control and other military
applications.