# 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:** 2
**Author:** ![NightRabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/bbce88/32.png) [@NightRabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NightRabbit)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2008, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1920s-style-death-ray/442733/21 "2008-03-26T05:22:23Z")
So it’s… what style again? 1920s style? Eeeeeeeeeeeeeexcellent. ---
**Author:** ![Surly\_Chick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Surly\_Chick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surly_Chick)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2008, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1920s-style-death-ray/442733/22 "2008-03-26T07:48:21Z")
I’m sorry. I didn’t quite catch what kind of death ray it was. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2008, 9:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1920s-style-death-ray/442733/23 "2008-03-26T09:05:01Z")
Ah! ---
**Author:** ![clairobscur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/839c29/32.png) [@clairobscur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clairobscur)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2008, 10:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1920s-style-death-ray/442733/24 "2008-03-26T10:05:24Z")
[QUOTE=Surly Chick] I’m sorry. I didn’t quite catch what kind of death ray it was. [/QUOTE] 1920’s style, I understand, but I couldn’t watch the video, so I would appeciate it if other posters could clarify. ---
**Author:** ![brujaja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2008, 10:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1920s-style-death-ray/442733/25 "2008-03-26T10:05:41Z")
That’s not a 1920’s-style death ray. That’s a 1920’s-style _table-mounted_ death ray. ---
**Author:** ![BJMoose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5fc32e/32.png) [@BJMoose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BJMoose)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2008, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1920s-style-death-ray/442733/26 "2008-03-26T14:58:01Z")
Yeah, but will it work in the Marianas Trench? ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2008, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1920s-style-death-ray/442733/27 "2008-03-26T15:15:12Z")
[QUOTE=BJMoose] Yeah, but will it work in the Marianas Trench? [/QUOTE] So who’s down there you don’t like? Some secret alien base or something? ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2008, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1920s-style-death-ray/442733/28 "2008-03-26T15:22:12Z")
I was hoping for something that looks a bit less like a blender. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2008, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1920s-style-death-ray/442733/29 "2008-03-26T15:45:13Z")
This is a very silly thread. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2008, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1920s-style-death-ray/442733/30 "2008-03-26T16:13:55Z")
Well, this is clearly a hoax. I mean, the camera operator got right in front of it and didn’t drop dead at all! ---
**Author:** ![Ponder\_Stibbons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponder_stibbons/32/343_2.png) [@Ponder\_Stibbons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponder_Stibbons)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2008, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1920s-style-death-ray/442733/31 "2008-03-26T16:27:35Z")
[QUOTE=RoOsh] Pssshh… I’ll just wait for the 2020’s Style Death Ray. :Checks Calender: Yep… Only 12 more years before I get that sucker. [/QUOTE] Be careful how you order those things. Specifically, be careful about your choice in shipping. I was so excited when they announced them that I actually filled out a pre-order form and left the default delivery method of “US Parcel Post”. Today I received notice that they had already lost it in the mail. ---
**Author:** ![athelas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5e9695/32.png) [@athelas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/athelas)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2008, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1920s-style-death-ray/442733/32 "2008-03-26T16:39:28Z")
You know who else killed people and was alive in the 1920s? ---
**Author:** ![Genghis\_Bob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/45deac/32.png) [@Genghis\_Bob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Genghis_Bob)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2008, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1920s-style-death-ray/442733/33 "2008-03-26T17:03:26Z")
[QUOTE=BJMoose] Yeah, but will it work in the Marianas Trench? [/QUOTE] Yes, but only once. For 20 minutes. ---
**Author:** ![chowder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/977dab/32.png) [@chowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowder)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2008, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1920s-style-death-ray/442733/34 "2008-03-26T17:35:05Z")
[QUOTE=Genghis Bob] Yes, but only once. For 20 minutes. [/QUOTE] And only if Opal operates it ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2008, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1920s-style-death-ray/442733/35 "2008-03-26T17:35:57Z")
[QUOTE=chowder] And only if Opal operates it [/QUOTE] I’m sure it’s on her list somewhere. ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2008, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1920s-style-death-ray/442733/36 "2008-03-26T17:39:54Z")
Where’s **1920’s Style Death Ray** when you really need him? ---
**Author:** ![DiggitCamara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df788c/32.png) [@DiggitCamara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiggitCamara)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2008, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1920s-style-death-ray/442733/37 "2008-03-26T17:43:15Z")
[QUOTE=athelas] You know who else killed people and was alive in the 1920s? [/QUOTE] Hitler? ---
**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, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1920s-style-death-ray/442733/38 "2008-03-26T18:49:16Z")
[QUOTE=athelas] You know who else killed people and was alive in the 1920s? [/QUOTE] Ray? ---
**Author:** ![clairobscur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/839c29/32.png) [@clairobscur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clairobscur)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2008, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1920s-style-death-ray/442733/39 "2008-03-26T18:51:57Z")
[QUOTE=DiggitCamara] Hitler? [/QUOTE] You lost the argument. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2008, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1920s-style-death-ray/442733/40 "2008-03-26T18:56:05Z")
[QUOTE=RoOsh] Ray? [/QUOTE] Ahh, ya doesn’t has to call me 1920’s! You can call me Ray, or you can call me Death, or you can call me Style or you can call me Deathy, or you can call me Death Ray, or you can call me SDR… but ya doesn’t hafta call me 1920’s. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1920s-style-death-ray/442733.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1920s-style-death-ray/442733.md?page=3)