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14.10.2009

The US Army is testing a new weapon against terrorists. These are explosive bullets that can be adjusted to explode at a certain distance. A laser sight mounted on a rifle determines the distance to the target and programs the microcircuit inside the 25 mm explosive bullet.

Since in flight the bullet passes through the Earth's magnetic field and, moreover, rotates, an electrical impulse occurs in the microcircuit with each revolution, and the distance flown by the bullet in one revolution is known. After the number of pulses corresponding to the set distance, the fuse is activated.

Splinters can hit, for example, a sniper hiding in a house. To do this, the fighter of the anti-terror group will have to measure the distance to the window from which the sniper shoots, and add a meter so that the bullet explodes inside the house.

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