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Old 06-12-2019, 09:44 PM   #37
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Default Re: (Ultra Tech) How realistic are Electrolasers?

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Originally Posted by Daigoro View Post
If these are common enough, what countermeasures would people possibly be equipping themselves with? Conductor-threaded clothing? Metallic paint on the skin? Is it possible to ground the charge somehow? How about water mist sprayers or ionised mist sprayers?
Conductive thread would work, or just wear a layer of aluminum foil under your shirt. Metallic paint might work - I don't know how conductive it is. You don't need grounding, you just need to short the beams into each other across a conductive surface.

Water mist sprayers would shorten the range somewhat (water increases the ion recombination rate in the laser channels, making it harder for the electricity to go as far), but since the mist is probably only in your immediate vicinity this will not have all that much of an effect. Instead, it might make your skin wet, which decreases the electrical resistance of your skin and makes you more susceptible to the shock. So probably not a good idea.

I'm not sure if an ionized mist sprayer could deliver a high enough charge carrier density to adequately short out the beam.

And, as Anthony mentioned, if you can't be stunned you might just end up being shot, so it could introduce additional dangers.

Luke
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