Homeland Security funds LED "Light Saber"

[Gryffin]

From Wired magazine's "Threat Level" blog: http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2007/07/homeland-secu-3.html

"The Department of Homeland Security is funding the creation an LED flashlight that uses powerful flashes of light to temporarily blind, disorient and incapacitate people. Homeland Security's Science and Technology arm hopes government agents can use the "light saber" to arrest people on planes and at the borders without using traditional weapons."

Sounds like it depends more on patterns of brightness and color than raw lumens to incapacitate. The first time I saw strobe-mode on a Gladius in a dark room, I was impressed; looks like their taking the idea to another level.

No specs in the article, unfortunately...

 

[Gryffin]

And, of course, as soon as I post this I find someone else beat me to the punch: http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?t=170558

If only the @#$%^ Search feature worked worth a damn... :sigh:

 

[Nyctophiliac]

Never mind, Gryffin, I saw your thread first!!


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