3 Biological Weapons

Takasih.com - Science fiction as a film and TV genre is generally held with some disdain. This is despite the fact that it is immensely popular, and on lists of the highest grossing films, sci-fi films are always up there. One of the things which sell sci-fi is that their universes often include high-tech weapons which lead to thrilling action scenes. Here are ten of the best and most creative weapons in science fiction. Let the arguments rage in the comments as to which of these would be most useful in a fight.

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ZF-1

The Fifth Element, directed by Luc Besson, is one of the most sumptuously designed science fiction films ever made. While the film contains many aliens and strange technologies, the ZF-1 gun is pure human ingenuity. It is a weapon for a person who cannot choose weapons. The ZF-1’s most impressive feature is the ability to fire a tracer round into a target, after which every bullet which the gun fires (no matter in what direction) will hit the first target. If that is not sufficiently impressive the gun can also fire poison gas arrows, a net, a flame thrower and freezing gas.

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Sick stick

In the world of Minority Report all violent deaths caused by people can be detected by ‘pre-cogs’ and stopped by law enforcement. If the police used lethal weapons it would surely blur the future murders seen by the pre-cogs. To incapacitate the people they seek, the future crime cops use something called a ‘sick stick.’ One touch of this cattle prod-like device and the future criminal is doubled over, vomiting helplessly. Messy but effective. If ever invented I’m sure the sick stick will be used mostly for pranks and clearing busy lines in shops.

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Zats

The Zat gun, short for Zat’nik’tel, is a Goa’uld weapon in the Stargate universe. One shot of the blue energy the Zat discharges will incapacitate the target with immense pain. A second shot will kill and a third, in quick succession, will cause disintegration. The weapon has a serpentine shape which springs forward when activated. The Zat is either a merciful weapon, having a non-lethal function, or a weapon of intimidation (the non-lethal function hurts like hell). As reported from listverse.com.