Ooooh!
One of my favorite Simply Red songs.
True. I think you’d have to use the weapon by surprise. You can probably stun a group of insurgents. But what about the guy on the periphery that is just outside the beam?
For that matter, unless the phaser has a Universal Translator built in, I hope you’re fluent in Pashtun or Arabic or whatever.
I would have to destroy it. To possess it would be a violation of the prime directive.
Does the phaser come with an Intergalactic Serial Bus port? If it does, I would be able to recharge it in my space plane.
Not enough power to be really useful, and too much power to keep hidden.
I think I’d hire a plane, fly over the middle of the Pacific Ocean, strap the batteries to the phaser, set it on overload and toss it out from 7000 feet or so. Let it vaporize a hunk of salt water.
I’m reminded of a quote from Chuck Yeager: “The first time I saw a jet, I shot it down.”
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I’m reminded of a quote from Chuck Yeager: “The first time I saw a jet, I shot it down.”[/QUOTE]
I’d love to have a cite for that. Korean war, he in a mustang shot down a MIG?
Look, I don’t know about the rest of youse mugs, but I know I want a Piece of the Action.
Edit: Plant, do… uh, you know anything about the career of Chuck Yeager? He shot down two ME-262s during WWII. The quote, if not true, is accurate. It is, however, commonly attributed to him.
Yes, but, as far as I can tell, phasers don’t cause depressed respiration. At least, I can’t think of any time a doctor was required to resuscitate a phaser victim. What good is a stun setting that can accidentally kill?
I think my mistake would have been to use the offbutton hypospray, which seems to require another hypospray to wake you back up.
And, anyways, I’d probably be too chicken to use either one. How do we know it doesn’t hurt?
According to Wiki He shot down a ME 262 while flying a P-51D.
As to the OP. I’d put on a public demonstration maybe melt an old tank like they have at some city parks. Then offer it to the highest bidder. I’d rather have the cash.
So how do you stop someone from paying you $50 million for it, then using it to stun you and rob you of $50 million?
Well, it would be a great excuse in certain situations.
Eet must be the waydiation.
That’s after I got laid right? So who cares?
[Fry] Say ‘nuclear wessal’ [/Fry]