Oddly enough when I research non-lethal weaponry I find the methods are too effective.
It’s so much easier to kill a person then to disable them safely… That in general the less lethal weapons simply overshoot or are too severe.
Additionally tasing someone drops them uncontrollably.
So… Ooblecks and expansion… It’s a problem! If you ‘expand’ a substance the only thing you’re doing is increasing volume. Gas pressure would do it. So… Basically imagine the function of yeast or baking powder in baking… Creating a foam.
A non Newtonian foam.
As far as what we can imagine being real… Yes. I think it’s true. The realm of what’s possible is seriously underestimated!
Reverse engineering fictional ideas is such a great exercise. If I could, I’d make a movie prop, describe the features I was looking for, and grab the top minds in many multidisciplinary fields to try and get them to reverse engineer how something amazing and fantastic and not at all real works. If they believe there is a solution, they will be more likely to find it.
