Guy Builds Star Trek Phaser

Wait a second...what does me ragging on this random youtube guy's phaser project have to do with you? I thought I was pretty clearly not being serious in this thread.
 
BravesFan said:
Whoooaaa now, let's not get all crazy!!! 2nd rate? You have besmirched Star Trek' charactah sah!!
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Naw. It was really 3rd rate, but I have a soft-spot for the Shatner (apparently I can't use only the first four letters of his name) and what he and the crew did later, with a legitimate budget and marketing, so I always feel it had the potential to be 2nd rate.

Still, if we must meet at dawn to settle this like gentlemen, I choose:

Phasers!
 
cool

I've entertained the thought of building one of these for years. But I figured once someone uses one in an inapropriate manner the laws for possessing it would be tightened, and cost for a license to own a device of this nature would be high.
 
rwguinn said:
I guss that's more effective than "Stun"...
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Not really. You'd have to get the beam in their eye for whatever fraction of a second it takes to blind them, and then in the other eye for the same duration. A very, very small target to hit. And if they have a gun they'd have plenty of time to fire off a few rounds at you while you try and get them in the eyes, and would still be able to fire blindly in your direction if you succeeded.

While with a "real" phaser set to stun, one shot in their general direction will take them out instantly, and without causing permanent debilitating injury that might result in prosecution.
 
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