Death Rays (Narration Only)

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur

Isaac Arthur

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🗓️ 13 June 2021

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Science Fiction loves to show us Death Rays, Rayguns, Heat Beams, and Disintegration Cannons, but could these weapons one day become a reality? Get a free month of Curiosity Stream: https://curiositystream.com/isaacarthur Watch the Video Version: https://youtu.be/-pN220NlE8Y Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1583992725237264/ Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/IsaacArthur/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Isaac_A_Arthur on Twitter and RT our future content. SFIA Discord Server: https://discord.gg/53GAShE Credits: Death Rays Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur Episode 294a, June 13, 2021 Produced, Written, and Narrated by Isaac Arthur Editors: Jason Burbank Cover Art: Jakub Grygier https://www.artstation.com/jakub_grygier Graphics: Ken York of YD Visual https://www.facebook.com/YDVisual/ Kris Holland (Mafic Studios) www.maficstudios.com LegionTech Studios Sergio Botero https://www.artstation.com/sboterod?fref=gc Music from "Stellaris" Courtesy of Paradox Interactive: https://www.paradoxplaza.com See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	Hello, SFIA audio listeners, in this month's Nebula exclusive, Big Alien Theory,
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0:28.6	A long time ago, in an engineering project far, far away, I had occasion to help on some
0:34.6	death rate designs.
0:36.1	Unfortunately, the prototype was destroyed by
0:38.4	militant protesters, and the two gentlemen running the show had a falling out, but I remain
0:43.6	optimistic about future attempts to build death rays and the potential peaceful purposes for
0:48.2	people's prosperity. So it's another sci-fi Sunday here on Science and Futurism with Isaac Arthur,
0:55.7	and I am your aforementioned host, Isaac Arthur.
0:59.2	On this show we mostly focus on future technologies under known science, but once a month
1:03.9	we like to let our hair down and put our vulcan ears on and dip a bit deeper into science
1:07.9	fiction concepts.
1:09.7	Today we'll be looking at the classic death ray,
1:11.7	what it is, why you might want it, and if such thing is possible. Now as to why you might
1:16.7	want it, while a death ray is obviously useful to any supervillain looking to upgrade their toolbox,
1:22.2	the thing we always have to keep in mind is that weapons and tools tend to be interchangeable,
1:27.0	swords to plowshares and so on.
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