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▲ abc123abc123 3 hours ago

Wonder if this will then be used to fulfill the dream of shooting ice bullets which then melt inside the victim, leaving less evidence. If memory serves, I think the CIA explored this at some remote point in time.

▲talon8635 an hour ago | parent | next [-]

Wouldn’t there still be evidence that some object penetrated the person and ripped them apart and caused them to bleed out?

Surely the CIA has untraceable ammo at their disposal already?

▲aqme28 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Well no, because these aren't just ice-- it's an ice composite.

▲zdragnar 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Concrete's not strong enough to be used as a bullet either- you'd need something roughly the size of a shotgun slug. If you're going that big, you aren't going for subtle.

▲gus_massa 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

It's a mix of water and celulose, do it does not disapear completely.

▲Cerium 3 hours ago | parent [-]

Add some enzymes to help reduce the remaining cellulose?

▲para_parolu 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Make a bolt and use crossbow

▲jambalaya8 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I believe they used a different frozen compound than water, but yes.

▲metadat 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Mythbusters busted ice bullets. IIRC, the ice didn’t tolerate being shot out of a barrel and disintegrated.

▲john_strinlai 2 hours ago | parent [-]

sounds like a problem that might be solvable by a new super ice that is 10x stronger and "can absorb much more energy and deform gradually" instead of disintegrating.

▲jonhohle 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Coroners are confused about strange cellulose fibers through the entry and exit wounds. “It looks like they were attacked by… celery.”

▲Gravityloss 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

what if you obtained your target's DNA and grew their flesh to make bullets out of? Add additive, freeze and voila!

▲john_strinlai 2 hours ago | parent [-]

i think there's an episode of Bones along those lines. maybe it was just a frozen blood bullet? i forget.