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New weapon: flickering light?

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Nadav Eshel

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 on the 9th of May, 2008 | permalink

A strange one indeed, apparently strobe lights are the police force's weapon of the future. As explained on NewScientist:

"Wielded like a conventional gun, this weapon is designed to trigger "flicker illness" - a condition akin to severe motion sickness - which leaves the target dazed, nauseous or completely immobilised. Its developers suggest it could be just the thing for disabling armed criminals or dispersing a rioting mob. If all goes to plan, police and border guards could soon be using the weapon in earnest."

And here I was thinking of a future with sinister looking high-powered laser guns.

They should also play some 70's disco B-side music as an accompaniment, so as to further shock the target.

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