The Epic crew talk about lasers, phasers, rail guns, blasters and other future weapons.
Hosts
- Marc Cabot (@MarcCabot)
- Andy McMullen (@AndyLastName)
- Nuchtchas (@Nuchtchas, nimlas.org)
- The Clockwork Doctor (@The_Clock_Doc)
Show Notes
- Lightsabers
The Wookieepedia: Lightsabers - Rail Guns
Railgun physics (MIT)
DOD Rail Gun (Discover Channel Clip)
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OqlTXwLG40] - Lasers
Excellent article from howStuffWorks.com
Office of Naval Research – Laser Weapon System (LaWS), with cheesy music. (Youtube)
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVVQmQQXZXo] - Phasers
Science Fiction or Science Fact: Phasers (An article from treknews.net)
The Physics of Starship Firepower (Youtube)
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRVwpR2a7ME] - The Alcubiere drive
Article: NASA Admits Alcubierre Drive Initiative - Star Wars Blaster
Physics of the Blaster Bolt at Escapist Magazine - The Big Bang
An entire website dedicated to understanding it: http://www.big-bang-theory.com/ - Difference between a Gauss gun and a rail gun
Another great article from HowStuffWorks.com http://science.howstuffworks.com/rail-gun2.htm - Think Geek Gauss Rifle
http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/a673/ - Microwave Guns
Active Denial System (ADS)
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmuyLIrSjxI]
- Sonic Crowd Control Weapons
The LRAD in action (Long-Range Acoustic Device) - The Clockwork Doctor answers your questions… FROM MARS!
http://nimlas.org/blog/general/answers-from-the-vault-i-answer-your-questions-on-mars/#more-2029
Credits
- Recorded at CHSR 97.9 FM in Fredericton, New Brunswick
- Post Editing: Marc Cabot
- Hosts: Marc Cabot, Andy McMullen, Nuchtchas, The Clockwork Doctor
- Opening/Closing Music: ”Cheezee Lab” by Kevin MacLeod via Incompetech.com
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