# 1920's Style Death Ray **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 25, 2008, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1920s-style-death-ray/442733 "2008-03-25T22:25:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Danalan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@Danalan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danalan)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2008, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1920s-style-death-ray/442733/1 "2008-03-25T22:25:04Z")
Found this today, blogged about it, then realized that I simply had to let the SDMB know about it. An artist in Longview, WA, has built a beautiful [1920’s style death ray](http://rockhoppersdailygrind.blogspot.com/2008/03/1920s-style-death-ray.html). It operates and everything – see the video on his site. On top of that, it’s for sale. Anybody want one? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2008, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1920s-style-death-ray/442733/2 "2008-03-25T22:38:40Z")
So it’s a _1920_’s Style Death Ray? ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2008, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1920s-style-death-ray/442733/3 "2008-03-25T22:39:49Z")
So it’s a 1920’s Style Death Ray? ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2008, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1920s-style-death-ray/442733/4 "2008-03-25T22:40:29Z")
So it’s a 1920’s Style Death Ray? ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2008, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1920s-style-death-ray/442733/5 "2008-03-25T22:41:08Z")
So it’s a 1920’s Style Death Ray? ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2008, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1920s-style-death-ray/442733/6 "2008-03-25T22:44:47Z")
So it’s a 1920’s Style Death Ray? ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2008, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1920s-style-death-ray/442733/7 "2008-03-25T22:45:00Z")
So it’s a 1920’s Style Death Ray? ---
**Author:** ![ArizonaTeach](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/45deac/32.png) [@ArizonaTeach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ArizonaTeach)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2008, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1920s-style-death-ray/442733/8 "2008-03-25T22:54:13Z")
I’m sorry, what kind of Death Ray is that? ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2008, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1920s-style-death-ray/442733/9 "2008-03-25T22:57:15Z")
So it’s a 1920’s Style Death Ray? ---
**Author:** ![Danalan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@Danalan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danalan)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2008, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1920s-style-death-ray/442733/10 "2008-03-25T22:59:38Z")
Strangest double post ever!? ---
**Author:** ![Flander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8c91f0/32.png) [@Flander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flander)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2008, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1920s-style-death-ray/442733/11 "2008-03-26T01:24:29Z")
Ahhh! It’s a 1920’s style DEATH RAY!!! ---
**Author:** ![Governor\_Quinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d26b3c/32.png) [@Governor\_Quinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Governor_Quinn)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2008, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1920s-style-death-ray/442733/12 "2008-03-26T01:27:40Z")
Careful. The last time we went on like this, the thread lasted over 1,000 posts. I should know, I’m a prime reason why. ---
**Author:** ![ToeJam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dfb087/32.png) [@ToeJam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ToeJam)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2008, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1920s-style-death-ray/442733/13 "2008-03-26T01:43:32Z")
Pssshh… I’ll just wait for the 2020’s Style Death Ray. :Checks Calender: Yep… Only 12 more years before I get that sucker. ---
**Author:** ![Flander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8c91f0/32.png) [@Flander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flander)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2008, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1920s-style-death-ray/442733/14 "2008-03-26T02:04:54Z")
[QUOTE=Governor Quinn] Careful. The last time we went on like this, the thread lasted over 1,000 posts. I should know, I’m a prime reason why. [/QUOTE] Too bad we can’t search for “A”. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2008, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1920s-style-death-ray/442733/15 "2008-03-26T02:24:47Z")
[QUOTE=Danalan] Strangest double post ever!? [/QUOTE] Perhaps, but I believe it was the TRIPPPLE post to that thread that started the legend. 'course, that was back when we still thought scalar weapons were for real. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2008, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1920s-style-death-ray/442733/16 "2008-03-26T02:48:27Z")
[QUOTE=Flander] Too bad we can’t search for “A”. 😃 [/QUOTE] [No need to](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=158752). (I bookmarked it years ago…) ---
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2008, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1920s-style-death-ray/442733/17 "2008-03-26T04:03:40Z")
Smaller than I expected. _makes measurements for putting it on back of the goat…_ ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2008, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1920s-style-death-ray/442733/18 "2008-03-26T05:03:21Z")
So it’s a 1920’s Style Death Ray? ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2008, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1920s-style-death-ray/442733/19 "2008-03-26T05:16:24Z")
So it’s a 1920’s _style_ Death Ray? ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2008, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1920s-style-death-ray/442733/20 "2008-03-26T05:21:35Z")
[QUOTE=Governor Quinn] Careful. The last time we went on like this, the thread lasted over 1,000 posts. I should know, I’m a prime reason why. [/QUOTE] Good grief. 5338 posts before a mod shut that down. I missed all the good stuff. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1920s-style-death-ray/442733.md?page=2)