# China claims to have developed a ray gun.

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [July 2, 2018, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/china-claims-to-have-developed-a-ray-gun/817183 "2018-07-02T19:36:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Post date:** [July 3, 2018, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/china-claims-to-have-developed-a-ray-gun/817183/21 "2018-07-03T18:00:06Z")

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> [@CalMeacham](#):
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> Charles Addams, of course.
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> I love that cartoon.
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> I also love the fact that the Death Ray is plugged into the ordinary wall plug. Power Efficient!

Maybe that’s the problem. It needs 240v.

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**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2018, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/china-claims-to-have-developed-a-ray-gun/817183/22 "2018-07-03T22:10:53Z")

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> [@Musicat](#):
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> A lay gun…now that’s a nerd’s dream. Point it, pull the trigger, you get laid.

Even better than a [nude bomb](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nude_Bomb).

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**Post date:** [July 3, 2018, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/china-claims-to-have-developed-a-ray-gun/817183/23 "2018-07-03T23:12:21Z")

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> **[Death Ray, Fiddlesticks](http://www.wunderland.com/WTS/Rash/misc/addams.htm)**
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> Death Ray cartoon

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**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\
**Post date:** [July 4, 2018, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/china-claims-to-have-developed-a-ray-gun/817183/24 "2018-07-04T00:14:39Z")

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> [@Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](#):
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> I read about this. Is this something you can see with special glasses?

“The Goggles! They do\* NOTHING!\*”

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**Post date:** [July 4, 2018, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/china-claims-to-have-developed-a-ray-gun/817183/25 "2018-07-04T22:08:12Z")

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I think that China is testing these on American citizens, but the US government is trying to cover it up with some cockamamie [“fireflies” story.](https://www.pennlive.com/news/2018/07/couple_high_on_bath_salts_thou.html)

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**Post date:** [July 4, 2018, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/china-claims-to-have-developed-a-ray-gun/817183/26 "2018-07-04T22:50:42Z")

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