US Military develops new ray gun

The weapon is expected to go into production in 2010 and was being shown off at the Moody Airforce base in the US.

Apart from the terrifying sensation, the technology is supposed to be harmless, and is supposed to make enemies drop their weapons, or in the case of the hacks their notepads and pints.

Military officials say it could save the lives of innocent civilians and service members.

During the media demonstration of the weapon, airmen fired beams from a large dish antenna mounted atop a Humvee at hacks pretending to be rioters.

The two-man crew located their targets through powerful lenses and fired beams from more than 500 yards away. The hacks hit by the beam jumped out of the way because of the sudden blast of heat throughout the body. The ray was not painful, it was intense enough to make the participants think their pants were going to catch fire.

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