05-13-2005, 07:22 PM
I think both Mark and Johnr are interested in weapons, but maybe someone else is too-:
http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn7365
Leader Propulsion Systems has prototyped a "centrifuge gun" that spins up ball bearings and releases them at speeds of 300 meters per second, equivalent to a handgun. Inventor Charles St. George "claims a fully developed DREAD gun would be quieter than a conventional gun, less prone to malfunction, and could contain more ammunition. DREAD also releases its balls in extremely rapid succession, which allows it to unleash formidable firepower against a target. Promotional material for DREAD states: "Due to its extraordinary high rate of fire capability, it delivers its bullets 8.5 millimetres apart, thereby delivering more mass to the target than any other weapon."
Apparently a large US defense contractor has signed on to further develop it. There's even a scary video for it here-:
http://www.defensereview.com/modules.php...le&sid=526
Will this be covered by a gun ban/laws then?
http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn7365
Leader Propulsion Systems has prototyped a "centrifuge gun" that spins up ball bearings and releases them at speeds of 300 meters per second, equivalent to a handgun. Inventor Charles St. George "claims a fully developed DREAD gun would be quieter than a conventional gun, less prone to malfunction, and could contain more ammunition. DREAD also releases its balls in extremely rapid succession, which allows it to unleash formidable firepower against a target. Promotional material for DREAD states: "Due to its extraordinary high rate of fire capability, it delivers its bullets 8.5 millimetres apart, thereby delivering more mass to the target than any other weapon."
Apparently a large US defense contractor has signed on to further develop it. There's even a scary video for it here-:
http://www.defensereview.com/modules.php...le&sid=526
Will this be covered by a gun ban/laws then?