Via Ars-Technica kwam ik bij dit ZDNet nieuwsbericht, over een of andere amerikaanse harrie die een 'wapen' in elkaar heeft geknutseld waarmee op afstand elektronica gedood kan worden. Nouja, lees de tekst en zie het plaatje:
WASHINGTON -- With $500 and a trip to the hardware store, saboteurs can build a device capable of remotely disrupting computers, automobiles, medical equipment and nearly anything else dependant on electronics, according to a California engineer who demonstrated a homebrew computer death-ray at the InfowarCon '99 conference here Wednesday. [break][/break] The HERF gun is not particularly high-tech, either. The device uses technology dating back to Tesla, essentially pushing a 20 megawatt burst of undisciplined radio noise through an antenna. The energy is enough to interfere with sensitive computer components nearby, creating unpredictable results ranging from minor anomalous behavior, to complete burnout.
Schriner said he's built larger HERF guns capable of crashing computers and disabling automobiles at a range of 100 feet, with a cost as low as $300.
Mocht je nou een keertje pissig zijn, dat helpt dit misschien...
