# FutureWeapons on Discovery Channel

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/futureweapons-on-discovery-channel/391171>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [February 7, 2007, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/futureweapons-on-discovery-channel/391171 "2007-02-07T02:10:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2007, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/futureweapons-on-discovery-channel/391171/1 "2007-02-07T02:10:57Z")

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Anyone watch FutureWeapons on Discovery Channel? It’s a neat show but I guess my only complaint is that half the episodes seem to be about some sniper rifle that can shoot a mile or involve this crazy looking old guy who makes these wacky shaped charges. And some of these weapons like the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber or Barrett .50 Cal sniper rifle have been around a decade.

I want to see more actual futuristic weapons like lightningbolt guns or killer robots

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**Author:** ![DanBlather](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f4b2a3/32.png) [@DanBlather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DanBlather)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2007, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/futureweapons-on-discovery-channel/391171/2 "2007-02-07T04:16:09Z")

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[QUOTE=msmith537]  
Anyone watch FutureWeapons on Discovery Channel? It’s a neat show but I guess my only complaint is that half the episodes seem to be about some sniper rifle that can shoot a mile or involve this crazy looking old guy who makes these wacky shaped charges. And some of these weapons like the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber or Barrett .50 Cal sniper rifle have been around a decade.

I want to see more actual futuristic weapons like lightningbolt guns or killer robots  
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They had a neat one which showed a light weight plastic frame you filled with water, added some det cord, and allowed you to blow a hole in the wall of a house. That was neat.

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**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2007, 9:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/futureweapons-on-discovery-channel/391171/3 "2007-02-07T09:15:36Z")

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Yeah, they had a few segments they had to stretch over multiple episodes. Overall, a fun show. Not the most technically accurate - sometimes the host/narrator will say things that will make me wince, although I suspect it’s the error of some script writer or something rather than him, being an ex-SEAL and all.

There are a limited number of things in development that are open enough to make into substantial TV time, so I don’t have a problem with them going with weapon systems of the last 10-20 years too. Since they seem to be short on material, though, I wish they’d take the time to be a little more hardcore and less fluffy about the stuff.