Thor's Hammer

[drakolobo]

particles acelerator "Thor's Hammer"
what is thor´s weapon , acelerator of plasm or a gauss canon?

[Kimera757]

I'm pretty sure it's been described as an energy weapon. (I think a physical weapon would have been cooler, though.)

[DemolitionSquid]

particles acelerator "Thor's Hammer"
what is thor´s weapon , acelerator of plasm or a gauss canon?

You just answered your own question. Its a particle accelerator. It accelerates a particle of (insert element here) to hypersonic velocities and ejects it with so much force it causes damage. A small object impacting with massive force and speed can do the same damage as a large object impacting with less force and speed. This is why a small bullet can hurt you just as easily as throwing a large rock.

Sir Issac Newton is the deadliest son of a bitch in space.

[almostfamous]

precisely! plasma would be relatively equally deadly regardless of speed because the 'weapon' part of it is not the speed, but the heat that it carries. Whereas a gauss cannon is deadly because it can accelerate an object (like a bullet) to immense speed using magnets rather than gunpowder, the speed of which is what is the 'weapon'.

EDIT: Demo- he's not just just the deadliest son of a bitch, but he's one motorboatin' son of a bitch!

[drakolobo]

I have no doubt about their power (in fact I suppose that would be more powerful with plasma), but wanted to know if there is a description or reference on the nature of their ammunition (novel, comic, etc).,

[phazonjunkie]

yeah, it's basically a compact, weaponized version of this:

[//MavericK\\]

yeah, it's basically a compact, weaponized version of this:

I really don't understand why all those scientists think that this thing is a good idea. It has the potential of creating micro-black holes.

[Gradius]

I really don't understand why all those scientists think that this thing is a good idea.

Accelerating particles to higher and higher speeds lets us know what the conditions were like at the big bang, and improved knowledge of particle physics could open the door to revolutionary discoveries and improvements in many fields.

It has the potential of creating micro-black holes.

No it doesn't - that's been more than refuted.

[//MavericK\\]

Accelerating particles to higher and higher speeds lets us know what the conditions were like at the big bang, and improved knowledge of particle physics could open the door to revolutionary discoveries and improvements in many fields.

Oh, I know the thing has amazing potential for pushing scientific discovery, but I just kind of think these scientists are playing with fire. It's no different than the Manhattan project 60 something' years ago. Those scientists had no idea what was going to happen when they touched off that first test nuke.

No it doesn't - that's been more than refuted.

I don't pretend to understand all of the information contained in the 2003 safety report, the Study of Potentially Dangerous Events During Heavy-ion Collisions, by the LHC Safety Study Group or the 2008 Review of the Safety of LHC Collisions by the LSAG, but neither report actually refutes the possibility of micro black holes and/or other gravitational anomalies forming during collisions at the LHC. They simply indicate the extreme unlikelihood of one becoming a threat.

[Sheliek]

Micro black holes would, if I recall correctly, be much smaller than most atoms. They wouldn't have the gravitational pull to attract even small molecules. If they come into existence, they are literally no threat.