phonypc

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   by phonypc 8y ago

   For the purposes of human consumption, metallic gold is inert. I've probably eaten on the order of a gram in the last decade. It ends up in the toilet.
2. 512.▲
   by phonypc 8y ago

   No, you said that uranium (which you say is toxic because of its density) "has some dissolution capability."
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   by phonypc 8y ago

   Metallic gold is completely safe to consume. You'd have to be taking deliberately prepared compounds to suffer from toxicity.
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   by phonypc 8y ago

   "Toxicity is a function of solubility." First sentence of third paragraph in linked wiki page.
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   by phonypc 8y ago

   I feel the need to point out, in light of you calling this actually existing prototype weapon "comical sci-fi", that when one googles ablative armor, one gets nothing but literal sci-fi. Don't these hypothetical countermeasur
6. 516.▲
   by phonypc 8y ago

   Article states a 'shot' lasts no more than two seconds. Who said anything about killing? The use case seems to be incapacitation and starting fires. Why would particulate matter in the air not be required? There's plenty of v
7. 517.▲
   by phonypc 8y ago

   It would have to be night time or otherwise dark and there would have to be enough dust/whatever in the air and you'd have to be expecting a laser attack. And then you'd have two seconds to follow the 'shot' bac