Microwave Beam Disables Cars In Seconds

Maybe it’s because of my background in gaming, or maybe it’s just because I’m into things that destroy other things, but there’s something about weapons that will always catch my eye. Law enforcement agencies and the like will be interested to know that a microwave beam is being developed that is able to stop speeding vehicles in no time at all.

This prototype is 5ft long, 3ft wide, 1ft thick and just less than 200 pounds. It operates at a 300 megahertz frequency; your household microwave operates at about 2.5 GHz. The radiation level is not harmful to humans except that it’ll cost you a bundle if you ever have to have this device worked upon your vehicle. Just one pulse from this beam, lasting only 50 nanoseconds, will do the trick. In four different tests they were able to disable the cars from 10-50ft away.

It sounds great, but in case of a wrong arrest, who’s going to pay for the car damage?

Source: Slashgear

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