Gyrojet Underwater Weapons ?

locarno24 said:
If you have something that is electrically sensitive, something akin to Sharkshield might be a better use of the technology...
Thank you very much for that link, this is indeed a better idea - no need
to throw away those expensive batteries. :D
 
It's a nice principle - essentially a benign variation on the electric fence.

Which leads to all sorts of fun if either some ill-educated peasant accidentally causes a short in the system at an inconvenient moment, or if a particularly large, especially vicious example of the species is badly injured, leaving it "blind" with that particular sense (probably as a result of the actions of the players, who are busy congratulating one another on "driving it off")
 
Saw this on Discover IIRC...

It 'works' by irritating the shark - which reminds me of the difference between water proof and water resistant. ;)
 
Ooooh...

That leads to the following thought:

The "shark" "proof" fence is proposed and accepted as the pet project of the local nutty scientist. After being put in place it seems to work, and the pesky "sharks" leave the colonists' fish stock alone for a while.

However, the thing is driving them absolutely nuts; colonists working outside the fence experience greatly increased attacks, with the "sharks" proving much more viscous than before. This leads up to the inevitable falure of a fence section and a crisis where the colonists have to battle to protect the herds.
 
rinku said:
However, the thing is driving them absolutely nuts; colonists working outside the fence experience greatly increased attacks, with the "sharks" proving much more viscous than before. This leads up to the inevitable falure of a fence section and a crisis where the colonists have to battle to protect the herds.
Yep, this "Sharkshield" offers lots of options for the referee. :D

Another one is that the "three dimensional electrical wave" it produces not
only irritates the "sharks", it also causes occasional equipment malfuncti-
ons ("This drone is acting strangely ...") and influences the behaviour of
newly introduced aquafarming species ("The trader said they taste well,
he did not mention that they are aggressive ...").
 
rinku said:
Yeah. How far is Pandora from R'lyeh, anyway? ;)
Hmmm ... Cthulhu can hardly become a problem, but I wonder whether
one of his relatives could be sleeping on some water world in the Betei-
geuze region ... :shock:
 
locarno24 said:
Cthulhu can hardly become a problem
Why not? You're applying something as petty as physical distance as a reason he/she/it/they can't be involved?
Well, perhaps I should really take a closer look at Cthulhu science fiction
supplements like End Time, Cthulhu Rising or Once Men ... :twisted:
 
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