Force field around the corner

CreepyPirate · **Posted:** March 24th, 2010, 2:29 am

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/n ... tary-scientists.html

I saw an American attempt at force fields a few years back but it was simply a gun that would track and shoot down any incoming rockets before it came in close.

This is way cooler i think.

Adbot · **Posted:** March 24th, 2010, 2:29 am

Pennstate315 · Runite Member 5-25-10

if that worked, it would be really cool.

trekkie · **Posted:** March 24th, 2010, 8:13 am

well a few years ago, they were trying to surround an area with basically an electrical bubble. it worked on a small scale but was short lived since it required so much energy. i hope that it doesn't kill the soldiers surrounding it

CreepyPirate · **Posted:** March 24th, 2010, 8:20 am

trekkie wrote:

well a few years ago, they were trying to surround an area with basically an electrical bubble. it worked on a small scale but was short lived since it required so much energy. i hope that it doesn't kill the soldiers surrounding it

They've already pulled it off with some car. So they've got around that problem.

Duke Juker · RSBandB Donor since 07/01/2010

Sounds pretty cool and feasible. Hope they can get it to work. This reminds me of that attempt I heard about a year ago to come up with an invisibility cloak. If I find the article, I'll share it. Very cool stuff. Force fields and stealth are my favorite military technologies.

King Kulla · **Posted:** March 24th, 2010, 6:32 pm

trekkie wrote:

well a few years ago, they were trying to surround an area with basically an electrical bubble. it worked on a small scale but was short lived since it required so much energy. i hope that it doesn't kill the soldiers surrounding it

"You must construct additional pylons!"

Yeah, it'll be a long ways before Protoss-like forcefields are a reality. Though one would think that if implemented in the army, it would just cause some scientists to try to find more ingenious ways of killing someone.

Adbot · **Posted:** March 24th, 2010, 6:32 pm