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What the? You’ll quote someone’s post but not put anything in response?
Last Saturday morning I was lucky enough to catch a documentary on the Illudium Q-36. It was on the cartoon network of all places. Rather than being one long documentary it was actually a series of short (5 minute or so) mini-documentaries. A Mr. B Bunny, and a Mr. D. Dodgers hosted these mini-docs and they were both assisted by a gentleman named Marvin, who it appears attended the University of Southern California, and judging by his headgear, played in the marching band. But I digress.
The Illudium Q-36 can in two versions, the handheld Illudium Q-36, and the large fixed emplacement Illudium Q-36 explosive space modulator. Both of these can of course cause death, but they do not do it I the same manner that a traditional 1920’s style death ray does. Rather both of these weapons are more properly named disintegrators rays, rather than death rays. Mr. Bunny and his assistant Marvin demonstrated this rather well in one of the mini-docs. Mr. Bunny fired the pistol at his assistant Marvin. Most of Marvin turned into powder; only his helmet and feet were unaffected. His feet then walked into a chamber clearly marked Re-Integrator where he was reassembled.
The explosive space modulator disintegrates by explosion, generally marked by an earth shattering Kaboom. Here is a picture of Mr. Duck and Marvin after using the explosive space modulator.
So I am sure that you will agree with me that while the Q36 are wonderful disintegrators they are not a death rays in the 1920’s style.
You know, there hasn’t been much talk of 1930’s style death rays.
Ah, the Stock Market Collapse of '29, & the Depression thereafter basically eliminated Death Ray production until a decade later.
That’s why you don’t see Death Rays being used much in WW2.
Keep it coming. Another six posts will make this the second longest GQ thread ever.
It’s been the new millenium for 2 2/3 years now. What info is there on 21st century style death rays?
I expect that given the great jumps in technology from the 1920s to now, modern death ray mechanisms would be more efficient and more destructive than the earlier versions.
How many?
another in a long line of worthless BMalion Posts!
I think this thread should die a death, a horrible 1920s-style death.
But what if this thread had it’s own 1920s style death ray that it aimed back? Would it be like crossing the streams in Ghostbusters? Or crossing the streams over the toilet?
What?!
Can I just say…
Eek!
Post Party! Second Longest GQ thread ever!
Now keep it up for another full page.
Now, who wants to talk about the 1920’s style Death Ray research that dovetailed into the ray machines that created 1950’s style Atomic Man-Mutants.
“Aye vill create mine own rice of pipples! Ah rice uff Atomic Toddlers! BWA-HA-HA-HA-HA!” 
Ah, they’re 1920’s style “Death Rays”.
Bur really, what was it about the 1920’s that made such an impact on the style of Death Rays? What was it that gave them that zing? Why add 3 layers of hoops at the working end?
Was the complete abandon with which inventors (like the Zottis) threw themselves into the work due to flapper hairstyles?
You’re Right
You’re partly right here, rumor has it that the Preston Tucker inherited some stock from a 1920’s style Death-Ray manufacturer and used it to start tinkering with this “car of the future”. When he sold his shares, it confused the board of directors and they pushed alot of R&D money out of the project and stuck with original designs. You can actually get a 1920’s style Death-Ray that was actually manufactured as late as 1935.
Oh btw…** NoClueBoy **…“fnord” is the sound of a malfunctioning 1920’s style Death-Ray. This description was listed in the technical specifications as a malfunctioning flux capacitor not generating 1.21 jiggawatts would result in this sound.
**BruceDaddy ** No streams from the 1920’s style Death-Ray…It’s a radial burst…
I personally love this thread… I must be a threaderosexual!
According to Metz (1971), that was a major reason. Lack of alcohol due to Prohibition was another.
Hmmm…
I wonder…
What if 1920’s style-death rays was written by someone else?
You mean like “Death Rays - 1920’s style.”?