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water force field

 wall of water used to block projectiles
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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.
—silentman, Apr 22 2006

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       Did you ever see 'Myth Busters'?   

       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.
—Ling, Apr 24 2006
   

       What about the reduced visibility?
—Asbestos, Apr 24 2006
   

       And what about the torpedoes?
—ldischler, Apr 24 2006
   

       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?
—kuupuuluu, Apr 24 2006
   

       Damn the torpedoes.
—normzone, Apr 24 2006
   


 

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