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That entry cites "gengineering or biomods" as source for muscles that are stronger than the bones they're attached to. Steroids aren't quite "biomods" and I suppose a bodybuilder could manage to do it even without using steroids but it's probably quite a rare condition in the contemporary world.
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06-12-2019, 10:26 AM | #22 | |
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06-12-2019, 10:32 AM | #23 |
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Re: (Ultra Tech) How realistic are Electrolasers?
I would expect the electrical current to further ionize the air to create lower resistance channels and spark-like paths, though they would likely wander across the width of the laser.
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06-12-2019, 10:33 AM | #24 |
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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?
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06-12-2019, 10:38 AM | #25 |
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RAW has body armor protect against them, which isn't absurd. There are various other options, but for the most part if you're being hit with electrolasers and they don't work the next option will be shooting you with bullets, so being resistant only to electrolasers isn't all that desirable.
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06-12-2019, 10:53 AM | #26 | |
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Thin wires in the clothing would do it. Mail could potentially make a comeback (although more likely in a form too thin to offer DR beyond maybe 1 vs cut). Some decorative jewelry could potentially help - Mr. T would undoubtedly pity the fool who tried to shoot him in the chest with an electrolaser.
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06-12-2019, 11:02 AM | #27 |
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Re: (Ultra Tech) How realistic are Electrolasers?
More brainstorming: is it possible for a target to carry a charged capacitor that delivers a blowback overcharged voltage to the attacker's gun? What happens to the gun if it gets a 100 kV charge instead of the 50 kV it operates at?
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As I understand it, even serious strength athletes don't 'fully activate' their muscle all at once and the theoretical force they could generate if they did would be twice as much as normal or more. That certainly seems like it would be enough to cause problems, so a really strong spasm could conceivably cause injury.
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I'm naturally strong, but never lifted weights. So I wouldn't be surprised if something would break if an emergency required me to go full out.
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