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The Active Denial System (ADS) is a non-lethal, directed-energy weapon developed by the U.S. military. It is a strong millimeter-wave transmitter primarily used for crowd control (the “goodbye effect”). Some ADS systems such as HPEM ADS are also used to disable vehicles.[3] Informally, the weapon is also called pain ray. Raytheon is currently marketing a reduced-range version of this technology. The ADS is currently being considered for deployment in the Iraq War
It’s the wave of the future: a military helmet that allows soldiers to survive being shot in the head by high-powered rifles.
“When we found out that a strain of material was capable of sustaining rifle fire, then I started to move in the integration portion of putting it into a ballistic system,” said John Bourque, the inventor of the helmet.
He says new metal super alloy, named Kryon, will provide thousands of good paying jobs right here in Arizona over the next several years.
“The manufacturing jobs that are going to be created by an Arizonan for Arizonans..you know there’s a lot of things to be said for that,” said Bourque.
As for how the helmet works, we were invited to take part in a live demonstration.
With one pull of the trigger, you can see the end result: no bullet hole.
“History in Arizona. A helmet that sustains rifle fire.”
Commander Bob Lewis of the Collier County Sheriff’s Office in Naples, Florida says this technology will not only save servicemen and women, but it will protect his deputies.
“My job is to support my operators. It is my job to seek out the best technology out there to keep them safe, so that they go home at the end of the day,” said Lewis.
Currently, the helmet is produced by the hundreds. The company’s goal is to bump that number up to the thousands.
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A new challenge arose from the clouds of the YouTube community: Can you shoot a machete with a slingshot?
Now a machete is a very heavy weapon, and strong rubber plus a very long draw was called for. This had to be a slingshot crossbow because the rubber had to be so strong that you can not draw it out with one hand. Also the danger of hitting your hand had to be considered.
The result is actually pretty impressive: The weapon sent the machete all the way up to the hilt into six layers of very thick cardboard. Try to do that by throwing a machete! No way.
The video also shows two very conventional slingshots, both handmade by Jörg Sprave.
A The Slingshot Channel production!
