Particle Beam Test

Particle beam made in blender for special effects shot.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Beam
• Blender
• particle
• effects
• dbz
• dragonball

[bootspur]

as to the suggestion of just sticking with Laser OVER pbw (particle beam weapon) I have a follow up question. Are similar amounts of energy required to take out a specific military target? OR, does one have it OVER the other one in efficiency??

[saturnofsands]

@bootspur I really couldn't say which is better. That would require an effort not afforded to me at the moment. Though i would assume either would be equal with much R&D. video.google.com/videoplay?doc­id=-2548823151165244267#

[Lambocoon]

KAME HAME HAAAA!!!

[ljc12]

IAMA FIREIN MAH LAZAR!

[pivotNova]

TUTORIAL :Dplllllzzzzz

[jralfonso10]

Looks like goku's kamehameha

[boorelius]

looks like one of the gods from Legend of Zelda. on the n64,

[saturnofsands]

@bootspur This discussion is about Sci-Fi technology, and just making approximations. Particles do not necessarily move at light speed. They require a force to accelerate to any percentage of c. CERN and LHC are the only earthly things I can think of that moves particle close to 99% c. I was being very general. Hmm, Plasma is a gas of charged particles. A particle beam (real one) I believe consists of any single type of particle(s) being accelerated. LHC uses protons for example.

[bootspur]

@saturnofsands I thought that the very definition of a Particle beam is a neutral OR charged particle traveling at 186,000 mp/s... And further, how are you able to designate that you would make a "Plasma beam" when a particle beam only uses electrons & neutrons?? So I don't know where the word PLASMA actually fits into the discussion of highly charged electrons & neutrons. Perhaps you heard this idea of a "PLASMA BEAM" in a science fiction movie??

[Lordp00m]

If we're going for beam weapons i would stick with the laser... Light is fast and you can put unlimited power in it. while plasma is very hot but slow... If you have the power a powerfull laserbeam would do the same type of damage then plasma (thermal) but the laser would be a LOT faster and imposible to dodge... Plasma is best fired in bolts at short range(if at all). Keeping the plasma in check would require more power then actualy shooting it. It's like a waterhose because plasma is gass...

[NANOFORGE]

@saturnofsands That makes sense I suppose a beam would generate and use more power being constant while a burst would use and generate alot less power.

[saturnofsands]

@NANOFORGE Plasma can be as hot as the sun, but its not automatically that hot. A plasma beam at 13 million degrees would be very destructive. Would likely require a ZPM or better to power it in beam form. So i guess blot or beam depends on your energy source. So i would have to agree with you in part. its not impossible to have a beam of plasma its just more efficient to fire it in pulses.