# Minority Report Weapon

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minority-report-weapon/244127>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [May 8, 2004, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minority-report-weapon/244127 "2004-05-08T02:34:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![The\_Long\_Road](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b5a626/32.png) [@The\_Long\_Road](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Long_Road)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2004, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minority-report-weapon/244127/1 "2004-05-08T02:34:41Z")

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Can anyone give me the details of the weapon used in the movie _Minority Report_ which had to be spun around each time before it was fired? I figure the book gave some details about it so if anyone can clue me in, I’d appreciate it.

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**Author:** ![citrus\_x\_paradisi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6f9a4e/32.png) [@citrus\_x\_paradisi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/citrus_x_paradisi)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2004, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minority-report-weapon/244127/2 "2004-05-08T02:57:40Z")

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The ‘book’ was an excellent Phillip K Dick short story, and I believe that particular device was an invention of the filmmakers. 🆒

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**Author:** ![tracer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tracer/32/20578_2.png) [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2004, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minority-report-weapon/244127/3 "2004-05-08T03:19:54Z")

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Dunno about **that** weapon – but ya gotta love the Sick Stick.

Particularly because it’s so fun to say. Sick stick, Sick stick, Sick stick. And it works a lot faster than an off-the-shelf ipecac.

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**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2004, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minority-report-weapon/244127/4 "2004-05-08T06:37:06Z")

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I can confirm that it 'twarn’t in the story.

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**Author:** ![SuperNova](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea666f/32.png) [@SuperNova](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuperNova)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2004, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minority-report-weapon/244127/5 "2004-05-08T14:43:54Z")

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Vaguly recalling a “Making of…” special, I believe that weapon was sonic-based. After that, your guess is as good as mine.

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**Author:** ![Agent\_Cooper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc348/32.png) [@Agent\_Cooper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Cooper)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2004, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minority-report-weapon/244127/6 "2004-05-09T02:21:00Z")

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reminds me of this invention:

[http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/techinnovations/2003-05-19-hss\_x.htm](http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/techinnovations/2003-05-19-hss_x.htm)

most of the technology in that movie only seems so close…