Believe it or not, devices used to see
through walls are far from
revolutionary, but hey, we'll take every one we can get. Reportedly, Physical Optics Corporation has concocted a prototype gun that utilizes the same method of viewing that a lobster does to see what's ahead in murky waters. The LEXID (Lobster Eye X-ray Imaging Device) functions by "radiating objects with tiny amounts of X-ray energy," subsequently allowing its user to see behind steel, wood or concrete. According to David Throckmorton, a project manager in Homeland Security's Science and Technology division, the resulting images aren't exactly drool-worthy, but they do allow you to make out a stash of weapons or a crouching enemy. Unfortunately, completion is too far out to estimate a price, but its creators are hoping to one day make it cheap enough for exterminators and contractors to purchase and use. 'Course, we could imagine middle schoolers getting into all sorts of trouble if one of these floated into the locker room.
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posted Dec 21st 2007 6:43AM
Me to my grandson: on my time there was something we used to call “Privacy”.
My grandson: Privacy?!!
CAT scans? Who needs 'em?
MRI? That's so yesterday!
Look out for LOBSTER SCANS!
Coming to an HMO or clam bake near you
I want it on a railgun so I can re-enact the docks scene in eraser
You beat me to it...
that was my first thought.
does cancer come in the package?
Only if you point it at your crotch.
Reminds me of the Farsight rifle in Perfect Dark for the N64....
o man did i love that gun.. sit in a corner and just pick people off! it was great
No way! Fiskars makes rulers now? When did that happen?!
....but it looks Wii compatible!
And of course by "middle schoolers" we mean "Engadget's readership"
The cake is a lie...The cake is a lie...
The cake is a lie...
The cake is a lie...
portal?
a lobster uses x-rays to see?
Looks like I can finally find that winning can of Slurm...
It also does an excellent job grating parmesan reggiano.
Engadget, you will break the story when the Aperture Science Hand held Portal Device is made available, won't you?
Let me know. thx.
It uses backscatter X-rays which have lower exposure than background (
Can it "peek" through clothing?
I see a stalker getting arrested in the near future carrying one of these.
Ha! Add this to the Gravity Gun and the Portal Gun and you've got yourself a weapon's list for Half-life 3.
Lobsters DO NOT have X-ray vision.
Holy shit, did engadget writers even pass highschool?
This is more of a scope than a gun...
TANGO DOWN! TANGO DOWN!
The ultimate stalking device!
And they laughed at me when i lined my walls with lead. Who's laughing now??!! HAAHAHAHAHAHA... ha.. ug...
So will this be in the next Ratchet and Clank game? Just change the color to bright green, maybe add some LEDs, and I think it might just work.
just a way to make wallhacks acceptable in the future =P
i wonder how good it would be for trapped earthquake victims
Alright, wallhacks! :D
Counter-Strike players around the world rejoice as they're now able to wall-hack IRL...
This would be very useful for woodworkers and carpenters. It would be ideal for looking for metal (old nails, screws, broken off staples) in timber that is being reworked and recycled (a nail through a planer is a really expensive oh-no-second), and would help renovators find the studs in the wall, and see where the electrical cables and pipes are.
Ow! My sperm!
Huh, it didn't hurt that time.