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A non-lethal gun

Phasers are particle beam weapons so in theory they can cause a wound. …
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Would being hollow solve the weight problem of giant swords?

I would have to disagree with the other answers. You can make a sword that's significantly lighter without compromising its strength if you 3D print it. 3D printing allows you to build the object l …
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Do Surface Warships Have a Future?

CSPAN had a panel discussing the future of the aircraft carrier. One of the people on that panel argued that aircraft carriers are just too big, require too much protection (a whole battle group) and …
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Making a sword in the stone, in a medieval world without magic

The sword is placed in a scabbard. At the bottom of the scabbard, there is a spring loaded push pin lock - when the sword is pushed all the way down, it pushes the pin back until it reaches a hole in …
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Believable way to make missiles and drones inferior to analog starfighters?

Faraday cage will protect your equipment against shorting, but your signals will still be jammed. To illustrate, imagine you turn on the radio, but there are 5 different stations on each frequency. T …
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With what precision & timing can we send a missile to strike the moon?

The Atlas V are too big and expensive to be used as weapons, but I guess it's not out of the realm of possibility to be weaponized, so it terms of speed, I think 9 to 10 hours is what you would expect. …
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Accurate orbital artillery without GPS

You don't need GPS if you can detect the target from orbit via radar or using high quality optics. Once you select your target your computers will calculate what you need to do to hit it. The calculat …
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How to make a slow but powerful futuristic bow and arrow

You projectile needs to be heavy to slow it down. Your impact will be: F s = 1/2 m v^2 F - force s - slowdown distance m - mass v - velocity Since we are talking bow and arrow here, we can disreg …
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