I do apologise…but I fear I must remain enigmatic…you must work it out for yourselves…look to the runes…
You see…I could tell you more, but then I would have to kill you with a 1920s style death ray.
[DAVE BARRY]isn´t “1920´s-style death ray” a cool name for a rock band? [/DAVE BARRY]
No need to go to Rockport. I live on the shore in the southeastern part of Mass.
My buddy Virgil just called to say he found some plans in an old Popular Science for something that we can aim right at the bay to cook the lobsters sitting on the bottom. He’s building one of these ray things out in his shed. It’s based on technology from the 1920s. We’re gonna give it a shot this afternoon.
Ah, they’re 1920’s style “Lobster Rays”.
Vern, I grew up on Buzzard’s Bay, so I “knew” some of the lobsters from that body of water. I was just suggesting a side trip while you were at Miskatonic. But now that you say where you are, I’d suggest waiting until after Labor Day. You’ll never get through the traffic on 128.
Until then, enjoy the lobster.
I would never accuse you of being misleading, Dr. Cathode, but you’re omitting a rather significant detail here. Yes, of course, no scientific facility was ever constructed at Franklin Mills. This much is true. But that’s because it was constructed at Grover Mills. Surely you’ve heard the famous recordings of the incident in which the facility’s perimeter failed catastrophically, as reported by radio journalist Herbert G. “Orson” Wells?
I saw a car jacking at the Franklin Mills mall. The car jacker had a 1920’s style death ray.
In the good old days, Manhattan would have thrown this thread into MPSIMS days ago. Own up, who shot Manny with their 1920’s style Death Ray?
I think someone one shot Manny with a 1940’s style Befudlement ray
Ed, apparently. And this should come as no surprise; after all, there was a period in the 1940’s when the name Zotti was synonymous with quality Death Rays (“Zap 'em with a Zotti!”).
Of course. The information, misinformation, and disinformation surrounding that incident were organized and published by Dr Banzai and his staff.
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There are no 1920 style death rays. What you really saw was either swamp gas, a weather balloon, or the planet Venus. I trust we won’t have to discuss this again.
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…So, we meet again.
I found one, but it needs fins:http://www.cnn.com/2001/TECH/science/03/02/new.weapon.02/
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How did you hooligans get into this lab?
that is quite clearly a 1950’s style pain ray. Look at the exposed wires, molded plastic and metal case, and flashing lights. couple that with dials and diodies, and you are just a vacum tube and a set of fins away.
you think after all this people would learn what a 1920’s style death ray looks like. :smack:
I think I used to shoot at those things in Air Warror. Or Civilization II, or possibly Tank Platoon. I can’t remember which.
Air Warrior, that is.
A place outside San Jose sells vintage death rays. “Mitchner’s Military Surplus, Personal Electronics & Class IIIF Lasers.” The "Death Ray Section is on the second floor next to the old Vacuum Tube / Vintage Lab Equipment Section.
I shopped there a few times a while back. Got a good deal on a used Mahoney JX-50 Mk. II from 1949. Just $1545.00 plus state and federal taxes and the optional NAQSA (North American American Questionable Scientists’ Association) registration fee.
The last time I was there I broswed through their Death Ray and Destructor Beam catalog. There were at least 12 different death rays from before 1937 listed, including the fairly rare Miskatonic Graduate Systems Electrostun III (list price $14,300), a 1933 Ryan Peacemaker 600 (list price $16,000), a Wells-Crowden Model 26 (I don’t remember the list price), and an original Tesla Multicoil Alpha Ray (list price $34,500).
Seeing the references to Prof. Servo and the Forresters reminded me of some other good articles death rays.
Dyer & Padobie, “Evidence of Ancient “Ray” Effects on Geologic Formations in Antarctica”, Northeastern Science Monthly, June 1938
Erhardt, “The Judean Death Ray Myth”, Questionable Science Quarterly, August 1992.
Hidaka & Murase, “Effects of Ray Weapons on a Relative of the Archelon ischyros”, November 1965, Kaiju Studies
Adams, Exeter & Meacham, “Common Metals and their Conversion to Radioactive Elements”, June 1955, Interplanetary Scientific
Cody, “Effects of the Lunar Enviroment on Heat Ray Capabilities.”, Future Knowledge Annual (1952 Edition)
UNIT, et al., “Dangers Posed by Disintigration Weapons to Armored Fighting Vehicles”, May 1980, “European Security Review”
Erhardt, incidentally, was Dr. Forrester’s original research associate.
Ah, they’re 1920’s style “Death Rays”.