The military calls its new weapon an "active denial system," but that's an understatement. It's a ray gun that shoots a beam that makes people feel as if they are about to catch fire.
Apart from causing that terrifying sensation, the technology is supposed to be harmless — a non-lethal way to get enemies to drop their weapons.
Dammit! Who's been going through MY closet and selling MY things on eBay AGAIN??
Anyone hit by the beam immediately jumped out of its path because of the sudden blast of heat throughout the body....