Susano Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 Movie monsters are getting bigger and tougher over time, and it may take new technologies to defeat them. Danger Room takes a look at the new and improved monsters, and the weapons the military should use to defend humanity. It’s difficult to make accurate assumptions about 500 foot-tall fictional monsters whose very existence violates the laws of physics. But it’s liable to have skin, scales or other outer with protective blubber or equivalent covering several feet thick. This will absorb anything except apart from an armor-piercing round. Flesh, like water, can stop virtually any projectile within a few feet – that’s why you need something very exotic like a supercavitating round if you want to go through a lot of it. Those supercavitating Russian APS underwater assault rifles might be handy here… but you’d need a lot of rounds to have any effect. Part 1: http://blog.wired.com/defense/2008/02/monster-mash-ko.html And Part 2: http://blog.wired.com/defense/2008/03/how-to-stop-a-5.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest steamteck Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 Re: How to Stop a 500' Tall Monster Fun:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BNakagawa Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 Re: How to Stop a 500' Tall Monster what you need is a 500' inflatable lovedoll filled with helium, driven by remote control to lure the monster into you least favorite neighbor's territory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemming Posted March 7, 2008 Report Share Posted March 7, 2008 Re: How to Stop a 500' Tall Monster See, my plan is to first, you sell them some sneakers. Then while they're not looking, tie the shoelaces together, and then they trip, falling into the lake of robotic piranha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maur Posted March 7, 2008 Report Share Posted March 7, 2008 Re: How to Stop a 500' Tall Monster I love how sites make claims like "violate the laws of physics" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Major Tom Posted March 7, 2008 Report Share Posted March 7, 2008 Re: How to Stop a 500' Tall Monster Find a time machine with a really large capacity, go back in time to just before the Battle of Thermopylae, and bring Leonidas and his 300 Spartans forward in time long enough to deal with the monster. And just to be on the safe side, bring in Chuck Norris for backup. Major Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattingly Posted March 7, 2008 Report Share Posted March 7, 2008 Re: How to Stop a 500' Tall Monster ...with a 600' monster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCoy Posted March 7, 2008 Report Share Posted March 7, 2008 Re: How to Stop a 500' Tall Monster Take away his credit card? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susano Posted March 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2008 Re: How to Stop a 500' Tall Monster But what if he's using cash? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nexus Posted March 8, 2008 Report Share Posted March 8, 2008 Re: How to Stop a 500' Tall Monster Step 1. Do NOT waste time calling the Japanese Self Defense Forces. Those guys are no help at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peregrine Posted March 10, 2008 Report Share Posted March 10, 2008 Re: How to Stop a 500' Tall Monster Shrinking, UAA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teflon Billy Posted March 10, 2008 Report Share Posted March 10, 2008 Re: How to Stop a 500' Tall Monster D544 155mm HE TB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narratio Posted March 10, 2008 Report Share Posted March 10, 2008 Re: How to Stop a 500' Tall Monster Step 2. Do not build a giant Mech equivalent. It'll only attract yet more aliens bent on conquering the earth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Obvious Posted March 10, 2008 Report Share Posted March 10, 2008 Re: How to Stop a 500' Tall Monster Step 2. Do not build a giant Mech equivalent. It'll only attract yet more aliens bent on conquering the earth. Yeah, but if there are aliens trying to conquer the earth, the original 500' tall monster becomes a good guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sociotard Posted March 10, 2008 Report Share Posted March 10, 2008 Re: How to Stop a 500' Tall Monster Offer it a position in the NBA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OddHat Posted March 10, 2008 Report Share Posted March 10, 2008 Re: How to Stop a 500' Tall Monster D544 155mm HE Thank G_d at least some of our military budget gets spent on something useful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susano Posted March 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2008 Re: How to Stop a 500' Tall Monster Thank G_d at least some of our military budget gets spent on something useful. What? No maser tanks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted March 10, 2008 Report Share Posted March 10, 2008 Re: How to Stop a 500' Tall Monster Cut it down with yon herring! What? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted March 10, 2008 Report Share Posted March 10, 2008 Re: How to Stop a 500' Tall Monster Find a time machine with a really large capacity, go back in time to just before the Battle of Thermopylae, and bring Leonidas and his 300 Spartans forward in time long enough to deal with the monster. And just to be on the safe side, bring in Chuck Norris for backup. Major Tom Nah, Legolas should be enough by himself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted March 10, 2008 Report Share Posted March 10, 2008 Re: How to Stop a 500' Tall Monster Shrinking' date=' UAA. [/quote'] Marvel Comics pulled that stunt in their 1980's Godzilla series. Pym Particles rule, baby! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susano Posted March 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2008 Re: How to Stop a 500' Tall Monster Marvel Comics pulled that stunt in their 1980's Godzilla series. Pym Particles rule' date=' baby![/quote'] They also did that in Top 10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Obvious Posted March 10, 2008 Report Share Posted March 10, 2008 Re: How to Stop a 500' Tall Monster Marvel Comics pulled that stunt in their 1980's Godzilla series. Pym Particles rule' date=' baby![/quote'] Oh yeah, I remember Godzilla taking on a rat down in the sewers, and SHIELD flipping out because they didn't know where he was or when he would return to his normal size.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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