You know, sometimes I read this stuff and wonder if these people are for real. I mean, there is enough strange things in the world without having to make things up. And yet, people do.
Whether this item is one of them I'll let you decide. TheRegister is reporting that the British Ministry of Defense has developed an anti-grenade vaporizing force field. I kid you not. According to the article here:
The new electric armour is based on a highly charged capacitor connected to two separate metal plates on the tank's exterior. The outer (armour-plated) plate is earthed while the insulated inner plate is live.
