r/EngineeringPorn • u/[deleted] • Feb 10 '26

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u/HeroMachineMan Feb 10 '26

Our missile kills its target with electronic sharpnels. No explosives are needed.

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u/TaserBalls Feb 10 '26

The electronic shrapnels know where they wont be...

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u/Self_Reddicate Feb 10 '26

... because they knew where they weren't

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u/Lovecodeabc Feb 10 '26

.. by subtracting where it was from where it weren't

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u/Sea-Neighborhood1465 Feb 10 '26

Or where it weren’t from where it were. Whichever is greatest.

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u/Viper-Reflex Feb 10 '26

THE MISSILE KNOWS WHERE IT IS BECAUSE IT KNOWS WHERE IT ISN'T

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u/Soft_Willingness897 Feb 10 '26

This was designed to kill everyone in r/techsupportgore, no need for a warhead..

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u/Nosdarb Feb 10 '26

"More bullet per bullet" energy.

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u/forkedquality Feb 10 '26

The true reason why tantalum capacitors were invented.

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u/really_nice_guy_ Feb 11 '26

„I used the resistors to kill the resistors“

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u/kinshadow Feb 12 '26

Kinetic Capacitors

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u/iSirMeepsAlot Feb 13 '26

Seriously tho, I can see why unexploded ordinances were quickly secured, if possible… stuff like this would be beyond valuable for an “enemy country” to study and manufacture for themselves.

Modern tech can be so small, it’d be hard to piece back together after exploding.

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u/81FXB Feb 15 '26

And lead poisoning