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Knowing MY luck, this won't get a single post on it.
I'd like to open up with my consept for a simple plasma gun.
First, I need to explain exactly what plasma is. Plasma is simply ionized gas, and it is commonly misused in sci-fi(just like novas and supernovas, it's like an unwritten rule). It wouldn't actually be in a ball or a beam without it going as super-fast speeds(in which it's likely to disapate), but I also must point out that it still has it's use as a weapon. Infact, we already use it in militay weaponry, but most people know that it actally uses plasma, the flamethrower. Fire is a form of plasma and is increadbly dence, that's why it doesn't drift off into the sky like helium and carbon dioxide. But one of the real defineing characteristics of plasma is it's ability to conduct electisity and be affected my magnetic feilds, and are often hot.
Now onto the gun. The ammo cartage is lined with elcecto-magints and a small air-tight metal slider leading to the barrel with electromagets on it as well to keep the plasma in the cartage. The plasma must be hot or eletcfied for this to work btw, or else we wouldn't need the magnetic feild to keep the plasma off the inner walls of the cartage. The barrel needs to have strong electromagnets as well lineing the inside of it to force out the plasma(they need to be at a particular angle and the barrel, I'm still working on that to keep it from backfiring). When you pull the trigger, the elctromagnets in the forward part of the ammo cartage lower the force they exert(can't turn them off complely, it can't touch the inner walls, damage to the weapon or the user it likely if this happens) and the ones in the back up the aintie to send it though the now open slide. The electomagents in the barrel launch the plasma out, and you have something akin to a flamethrower that could also have electric properties.
That's all for now, I might make some sceaches later and post them(for whoever cares)!
--> NO creationism/evolution debates, or any religious debates that result in people's ideas being shot down or deemed ridiculous/massive fighting to occur. This thread is not for debate, it is for discussion. Fighting and flaming will not be tolerated in this thread.
For now I will allow religious discussion to occur if it ties into something scientific, but if any problems constantly arise I will be forced to ban religion from this thread.
--> If you are going to post an image, make sure it follows the same rules that all other threads follow by. Any 'gruesome' pictures must be in spoil tags with a warning and it must have something to do with science. NO gore. (IE - No pictures of an animal that has been run over several times. I don't care if it relates to your topic, I will delete your post so hard, a hole will be left where it once stood).
I will allow pictures that show nudity until it is said otherwise be me or another authority figure here, but they must have something to do with science, and they must be in spoiler tags with a warning. NO PORN. Sorry guys.
I will also not tolerate any pictures of anything overly sickening. Any pictures of diseases or squeamish images MUST BE SPOILED WITH A CLEAR WARNING. Anyone who fails to spoil their image which shows a disturbing or horrifying picture will get a warning or suspended for a day or more depending on the circumstances. Seriously, this Mew doesn't want to see that.
If you are unsure if you should post your image, please ask Gorgro or Jonny over PM.
Edit - Dewman has offered to view images as well.
Please and thank you!
-Rare
This is Katls, and I would also request that you also follow the following rules as well:
1. If you post a report/concept/demonstartion of some form, please cite where you got the information(please, no Wikipeadia).
2. Always come here with an open mind, but this thread is open to minor disscussion as well, but make sure that during any discussion that involes anything out of common knowlage, please cite a source.
That's all for now, thank you.
This is a thread for general science discussion, silly or serious, real or sci-fi, random facts to long reports/presintations.
Knowing MY luck, this won't get a single post on it.
I'd like to open up with my consept for a simple plasma gun.
First, I need to explain exactly what plasma is. Plasma is simply ionized gas, and it is commonly misused in sci-fi(just like novas and supernovas, it's like an unwritten rule). It wouldn't actually be in a ball or a beam without it going as super-fast speeds(in which it's likely to disapate), but I also must point out that it still has it's use as a weapon. Infact, we already use it in militay weaponry, but most people know that it actally uses plasma, the flamethrower. Fire is a form of plasma and is increadbly dence, that's why it doesn't drift off into the sky like helium and carbon dioxide. But one of the real defineing characteristics of plasma is it's ability to conduct electisity and be affected my magnetic feilds, and are often hot.
Now onto the gun. The ammo cartage is lined with elcecto-magints and a small air-tight metal slider leading to the barrel with electromagets on it as well to keep the plasma in the cartage. The plasma must be hot or eletcfied for this to work btw, or else we wouldn't need the magnetic feild to keep the plasma off the inner walls of the cartage. The barrel needs to have strong electromagnets as well lineing the inside of it to force out the plasma(they need to be at a particular angle and the barrel, I'm still working on that to keep it from backfiring). When you pull the trigger, the elctromagnets in the forward part of the ammo cartage lower the force they exert(can't turn them off complely, it can't touch the inner walls, damage to the weapon or the user it likely if this happens) and the ones in the back up the aintie to send it though the now open slide. The electomagents in the barrel launch the plasma out, and you have something akin to a flamethrower that could also have electric properties.
That's all for now, I might make some sceaches later and post them(for whoever cares)!
Last edited by Katls Nalcrato on Sun Feb 05, 2012 11:22 am; edited 3 times in total
