[Torg] [NNWS] not quite a Tech 26 power dagger

Kansas Jim ksjim at sdc.org
Sun Oct 18 13:55:41 EDT 2009


But it's got the plasma blade thing going on which is a move in that 
direction.

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2009/10/commandos-field-test-plasma-knife/
> It’s a Plasma Knife 
> <http://www.patentstorm.us/patents/6443948/description.html> which 
> cuts through flesh with a “blade” of glowing ionized gas. But rather 
> than being a weapon, the Plasma Knife is a surgical instrument that 
> could save lives.
Though it doesn't actually cut through flesh, it has a different function.
> And that’s where the Plasma Knife comes in. If you survive the massive 
> tissue damage caused by a bullet or an improvised bomb, then the 
> biggest immediate risk is bleeding to death. The Plasma Knife is a 
> tool to stop bleeding.
Kansas Jim (ksjim at sdc.org)






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