So, you're writing science fiction. Need a weapon name? All you have to do is put the name of a subatomic particle in front of a regular modern weapon. Simple! Sometimes "ion" and "plasma" are used to the same effect despite not being subatomic particles, although they may be relevant to the weapon's working in some cases. Sometimes, just "particle" is used, and sometimes, "quantum" is used despite the word by itself being utterly irrelevant to the weapon's operation (its meaning being "small(est) individual quantity"). Examples:
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| - So, you're writing science fiction. Need a weapon name? All you have to do is put the name of a subatomic particle in front of a regular modern weapon. Simple! Sometimes "ion" and "plasma" are used to the same effect despite not being subatomic particles, although they may be relevant to the weapon's working in some cases. Sometimes, just "particle" is used, and sometimes, "quantum" is used despite the word by itself being utterly irrelevant to the weapon's operation (its meaning being "small(est) individual quantity"). Examples:
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| - So, you're writing science fiction. Need a weapon name? All you have to do is put the name of a subatomic particle in front of a regular modern weapon. Simple! Sometimes "ion" and "plasma" are used to the same effect despite not being subatomic particles, although they may be relevant to the weapon's working in some cases. Sometimes, just "particle" is used, and sometimes, "quantum" is used despite the word by itself being utterly irrelevant to the weapon's operation (its meaning being "small(est) individual quantity"). This sometimes results in hilariously unrealistic weapon names for people with a knowledge of the properties of said particles. A "Neutrino Cannon", for example, would be a terribly pointless weapon, although its name sounds cool. This however can be averted by creating your own fictional particles with fictional properties, or by simply doing a bit of research - 'Photon Beam Cannon' for example could realistically denote a laser or any electromagnetic radiation based Energy Weapon, and 'Positron Warhead' could refer to an explosive that uses Antimatter annihilation as its energy source. Often, if the writers bother with background material they will list such weapons as having yields in the kilo-gigaton range, making this a case of Nuclear Weapons Taboo This is a Sub-Trope of Sci Fi Name Buzzwords. Less realistic examples often fall into Techno Babble. Examples:
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