Is a Gun that Shoots Lightning Practical?

[Taerdin]

What do you mean practical? Its about as practical as you design it to be... it shoots lightning...

Do you mean do you think we will ever design one that is practical? Maybe not, but it would still be all kinds of awesome.

 

[Georgie_Leech]

If it was an electrified shotgun, with every pellet charged, then it would work.

Every pellet being charged would result in every pellet flying away from eachother, resulting in maybe one or two coming somwehere close to where uou were aiming

 

[MurderousToaster]

Well, if it also shot shurikens...

...and had tits and was on fire...

...it wouldn't matter if it was practical or not.

I believe you need to lower your Yahtzee-Quoting percentage.

Sorry to post off topic here, but if he had quoted any other comedy show in context would you have called him out on it?

OT: I'm no expert here, but where does the supply of electricity coming from?

I 'called him out' on it, as you put it, because Yahtzee is hideously overquoted on the Escapist.

 

[Georgie_Leech]

If it was just lightning, no. The bolt would only hit the nearest grounded object, which is probably not what you were aiming at. Something that might be possible is a gun that shoots a charged projectile(like, say, shurikens), like getting shot and having a massive static shock at the same time. Although, I don't really see the point. plain bullets would be much easier and just as effective.

Curses, you beat me to it. Although, you forgot that the nearest grounded object is likely to be YOU. Electricity has very little care for direction.

I was assuming that if you took the trouble to make a gun that shoots lightning, you'd take the proper precautions. Such as a silicone suit, or maybe some cage-effect chainmail (I heard about a guy who made a suit, they call him Dr. Megavolt)

Touche, but either option isn't particularly practical in combat anyway.

 

[Ryuk2]

It would be practical in war. Imagine, a tank is driving or a car and bam, you shot it with lightning.
Sniper lightning guns FTW.

 

[ScarlettRage]

it would be haha.

 

[The DSM]

Practical: No

Awesome: HELL YEAH!

Also its good to kill Guardians on Borderlands.

 

[Truly-A-Lie]

If it would work like the one in Killzone 2.Yes,hell yes actually.

How amazing is that gun, infinite ammo, basically instant kill. The brief level where it was in my possession was pure joy.

I dunno about being practical, but that gun in District 9 seemed pretty effective. Looked more or less like lightning.

 

[Toaster Hunter]

It shoots lightning. Does it need to be practical? No, not at all.

 

[Eggsnham]

It would be cool, and a statement as to how far we've come, but bullets have served us well for many years, lets not ruin the relationship now.

 

[PinkAngelKitty]

Not practical at all. If you knew anything about lightning, you'd know you can never accurately predict what it will hit.


However a gun that shoots shurikens and lightning.... tee hee

 

[TheSeventhLoneWolf]

Practical? No, because you can get the same desired effect from a basic handgun.

You're designing a weapon that fires lightning. How will It differ from lets say, A colt 45, other than one shoots bullets and one shoots lightning?

Both aim to kill people, presumably

 

[Piorn]

Wow I just noticed something!!!
Would such a weapon have recoil? Would any laser gun have recoil? I guess not, and that's lame...

 

[Robert632]

Practical, no, probably not. Awesome and badass, most defenitaly.

 

[TheGreatCoolEnergy]

Well, a taser is pretty damn useful. So yeah I would say so.

 

[Twad]

I would take an average gun before some mumbo-jumbo lighting gun that doesnt work in the rain.

 

[Ruffythepirate]

That is the single best question asked ever. Possibly the universe will collapse now.

 

[Captain Bobbossa]

who cares? It shoots fucking Lightning.

 

[Plurralbles]

I think the guns from Starcraft that the marines use(spike/nail like things) would be more practical and yet they won't ever be made either. The bullet is here to stay until we have lazzorz.

 

[Jamface]

Why would you shoot someone with electricity when theres little things called bullet which do the job better. And awesome is not a good argument. Also, how would it work and how would it stay charged*