A movie question about electrical engineering

Dec 18, 2006 5 Replies

Has anyone seen Fast and Furious 2?



They have a thing where it shoots a claw into a car and using high voltage it "shorts" the car's electrical system.


Can this be possible? I know they've tested similar stuff, but don't understand how it could work.



not me

a giant taser eh?

given enough juice you can make a serious arc, however the conductor size needed to sustain it would be rather large.

and then what is the power source? that's the same reason we don't have laser rifles and pistols yet.

in short, (pun intended) don't confuse movie fantasy with state of the art.

And you'd risk electrocuting the occupants. If their lives aren't an issue, I have a device that will stop a vehicle. A Barrett .50 BMG rifle.

or an elephant

ok KIT: engage microlock now

Heck, you can stop an elephant with a mouse.

I guess that's why you never see elephants using GUI interfaces. ;-)

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