Electricity on FIRE
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anon (12/19/2015) [-]
There was some research into toroidal self-stabilizing plasma projecting weapons. The idea is that they would emit a large x-ray burst when they collapsed and destroy or disrupt electrical equipment. It works, but takes too much energy and has too little range to be particularly useful. A tank, missile, or bomb turns out to also be quite good at destroying electrical equipment, in addition to other things.
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zzzanzitron ONLINE (12/19/2015) [-] It looks like you can only remove what's directly in front of it.
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zzzanzitron ONLINE (12/19/2015) [-] sorry, I've never heard of 360 degrees cannon tanks.
even then, range still is low. Electricity can't travel far as far as regular bullets in air.
and also any good conducting metal will be usable as armor, and considering most other war vehicles are made from metal it would only sound awesome in paper.
even then, range still is low. Electricity can't travel far as far as regular bullets in air.
and also any good conducting metal will be usable as armor, and considering most other war vehicles are made from metal it would only sound awesome in paper.
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deadmanisalive ONLINE (12/18/2015) [-] It looks as if it was getting arms and becoming alive, but wasn't powerful enough complete it's new form and dissipated.
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fuckscreennames (12/19/2015) [-] oh berserk, how amazing you are
actual spoiler btw guts: "i've already been struck by lightning but i'm gonna stab this lightning cloud in the face while riding on the back of a giant demon to kill it'
everyone else: "dude that's crazy you're gonna d- wait it worked?....."
actual spoiler btw guts: "i've already been struck by lightning but i'm gonna stab this lightning cloud in the face while riding on the back of a giant demon to kill it'
everyone else: "dude that's crazy you're gonna d- wait it worked?....."
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sgtmajjohnson (12/19/2015) [-] His waist is hilariously small, holy **** . Ripa 'Moramee would be disappointed.
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greyhoundfd (12/19/2015) [-] Fire is not plasma, it's just a combination of heated carbon and air.
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greyhoundfd (12/19/2015) [-] >>#28
When you heat anything enough it can form a plasma, even iron, but only under the ideal conditions. Specifically, it has to be a field of ions under moderate to high temperatures. Fire is a release of energy, but does not necessarily form a plasma, and usually doesn't.
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The reason this specifically happens with a microwave is that microwave generators create an electromagnetic field, which in turn creates the ions necessary for a plasma to form. The match under a glass allows the oxygen inside to reach the temperature needed for the plasma to form, but again, fire is not a plasma.
When you heat anything enough it can form a plasma, even iron, but only under the ideal conditions. Specifically, it has to be a field of ions under moderate to high temperatures. Fire is a release of energy, but does not necessarily form a plasma, and usually doesn't.
>>#50
The reason this specifically happens with a microwave is that microwave generators create an electromagnetic field, which in turn creates the ions necessary for a plasma to form. The match under a glass allows the oxygen inside to reach the temperature needed for the plasma to form, but again, fire is not a plasma.
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greyhoundfd (12/19/2015) [-] I question where you are getting this, because I have never seen or heard fire described with that quality.
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lovot (12/19/2015) [-] Just random sources on the internet. The main point is the flame you can see is plasma, so not the fire itself but rather a result of heating the exhaust gasses to the point that some of it becomes plasma until it cools off.
A low amperage high voltage AC arc in regular air looks and acts pretty much exactly like fire, except the coloration is different because the plasma is made of different types of atoms.
A low amperage high voltage AC arc in regular air looks and acts pretty much exactly like fire, except the coloration is different because the plasma is made of different types of atoms.
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HomelessPhilMo (12/19/2015) [-] It's not recommended but if you put a lit match or any type of fire in the microwave and cover it with glass, you can make plasma.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7lfzA7WzVI
www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7lfzA7WzVI
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sciencexplain (12/19/2015) [-] That's a loaded question. Not sure if anyone here has answered it, but I'll try to give what I imagine you're asking for because it's not entirely clear:
Plasma is just the ionised gas. Fire has the potential to make these ions, and they are most apparent when the plasma travels the path of a magnetic field, because they gain electrical properties when this occurs. In this one, you can bet your ass that the energy potential is so extreme that plasma is going wild within the reaction. In short terms, fire is a plasma. You can check it with electrical plates on a flame, the flame will move with the electricity and magnetic fields, so you can see the conductive properties within the visible element, therefore making it plasma.
Plasma is just the ionised gas. Fire has the potential to make these ions, and they are most apparent when the plasma travels the path of a magnetic field, because they gain electrical properties when this occurs. In this one, you can bet your ass that the energy potential is so extreme that plasma is going wild within the reaction. In short terms, fire is a plasma. You can check it with electrical plates on a flame, the flame will move with the electricity and magnetic fields, so you can see the conductive properties within the visible element, therefore making it plasma.
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sgtmajjohnson (12/19/2015) [-] Holy **** , the new inFamous game really stepped up it's graphics.
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asotil (12/19/2015) [-] Has your mixtape ever been so hot it physically made the universe around it darker
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iderpedintofj (12/19/2015) [-]
I just started as an apprentice electrician. This terrifies me.
