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A small gun boat has a high powered hose that sprays water into a spoon shaped metal plate above it. The water is then deflected outward in a sphere around the ship. The wall of rushing water then bats incoming bullets and missiles into the sea around it.
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Did you ever see 'Myth Busters'? |
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Surprisingly, a low powered handgun could fire through about 7ft of water. But higher velocities simply turned the projectile into shrapnel after a couple of feet. |
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What about the reduced visibility? |
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And what about the torpedoes? |
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I've often passed a spoon under the tap or seen a similiar effect in public fountains, and wondered the possibilities of manipulating water in this way, but if a wall of water could stop a torpedo, wouldn't it also give enough resistance to detonate the warhead? |
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