Isn't that the goal of a
neutron bomb?
( M3rx likes the Asian ladies, Fri 20 Feb 2009, 15:41, 1 reply)

Ah the neutron bomb..
Kills everyone within a 5 mile radius without damaging any buildings, created by an architect with no mates.
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Fri 20 Feb 2009, 15:49, closed)

Not quite
it's still a bomb- and the bigger ones are kiloton-sized. So they'll do a lot of damage over a short range.

I guess it's better, though.

The only way I can think of achieving something like this would be to have a dirty great killer-satellite blast an area with vast doses of gamma radiation / plasma / etc. Something that'll kill properly.

There was an idea a while ago of dropping steel rods from space- they'd accellerate to speeds that would let them rip through buildings and armoured vehicles.

Pretty much I'm not a fan of hurting people, but recognise that wars are something of a neccesary evil. So we might as well get building more effective killing machines rather than crap like land mines that are designed to incapacitate the enemy.
( uberdeity Wondered why Owen Lars knew of the term "hell" on, Fri 20 Feb 2009, 16:09, closed)

I see a flaw in the plan . .
"There was an idea a while ago of dropping steel rods from space"

betcha when they 'dropped them' from space they all just floated away in different directions. Space has a very floaty feel to it you know...
(The Cats Twat, Sat 21 Feb 2009, 0:03, closed)

Gravity
Doesn't just stop where the atmosphere does. That's why satellites work.
(Vice Admiral Sir Charles Cockbrush KCB MBE DSO, who is finding it increasingly difficult to log into b3ta.com wants to duck your aunt and kick your puppy, Tue 24 Feb 2009, 11:24, closed)