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Re: Lightning Gun To Combat Terrorists - WHERE IS THE RETURN PATH???



Original poster: stork <stork@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>


Radio waves only need an antenna long enough to create a potential difference in the presence of electromagnetic waves. They operate in free space such as on satellites and space craft. In a real way, EM waves tend to bring the ground path along with them ;-)

Oh, I get it, a traveling virtual ground. Is this virtual ground at the same potential as the real ground from where it was launched? Maybe someone could devise an experiment to prove this virtual ground exists and it's potential relative to the real ground potential is the same as it must be, if there is a true return path.


Otherwise, the weapon shooter would not be concerned if the EM wave took along its own ground path. No return path back to the shooter is necessary.

So, on a cold dry December morning Terry is walking in his leather shoes across his carpet. As his hand reaches for the well insulated front door metal handle a sharp snappy little spark arcs between his index finger and the well insulated metal door knob. Has the door knob potential changed?

Where is the return path?


Stork