Liquid Electricity Cannons.... For Property Defense... How Practical?

[Spacescifi]

I saw a youtube video where a guy and his buddies made a contest for creative ways to shoot down small drones.

One of them had a bucket of a salty liquid solution that conducts electricity, which was rigged to a water spraying machine that could shoot high. Electricity was conducted from the machine and not long after the water hit the drone it fell from the sky.

Anyway it dawned on me that such liquid/electronically conductive technology has niche defense applications.

It would be quite practical for property defense... so long all you are facing is guys with guns.

You could hid away multiple high powered liquid spewing cannons and the moment gunmen approach unleash torrents of electrically conducted liquid solution at them.

Granted I know guys could wear a metal suit to protect them, but chances are high... especially in an urban setting, that they would not be prepared for this anyway.

Besides the fact that liquid splashes everywhere and unless you are totally convered up (including your face) you're getting shocked.

Militarily it is not as useful since air forces would just strike it from a safe distance.

But against infantry without protection from electrical shock it could be quite effective albeit at shorter range than guns. The other reason it's impractical is that liquid is not compact and requires a lot of storage, something you don't want to mess with on the battlefield. But for static defense of property, provided there is no air support to take out the liquid cannons they could be effective.

Come to think of it... it would be perfect for stopping the Somali pirates in speedboats.

It's one thing to get hit by water cannons, but quite another when it's shooting a special solution that is designed to conduct electricity to shock you.

Seagoing ships have room for such technology and could be adapted to make use of it.

Whether it is lethal or not just depends on how much electricity you're conducting I guess. So assuming one wanted to stun a bunch of assailants at once Star Trek style you could actually do it. Just not with phasers but with electrically conductive liquid autocannons.

Thoughts?

Edited 22 hours ago by Spacescifi

[magnemoe]

Like peeing on an electric fence  I think it would work pretty well. 
Now this would require grounding so I don't see how it worked with the drone but an conductive liquid would likely short of at least the cheaper ones. 

[Spacescifi]

3 hours ago, magnemoe said:

Like peeing on an electric fence  I think it would work pretty well. 
Now this would require grounding so I don't see how it worked with the drone but an conductive liquid would likely short of at least the cheaper ones. 

Especially inside buildings for security. Have people or robbers going inside trying to steal something?

It's going to more difficult knowing they are either are going to have to use someone else who is authorized or wear a metal suit to enter unauthorized areas.

Edited 12 hours ago by Spacescifi

[Spacescifi]

4 hours ago, magnemoe said:

Like peeing on an electric fence  I think it would work pretty well. 
Now this would require grounding so I don't see how it worked with the drone but an conductive liquid would likely short of at least the cheaper ones. 

Also still better than plasma weaponry for effectiveness lol.

Also not a gun... so cool and unique. Like the electric version of a flamethrower, without the flame and a possibility of not being lethal.

I could see guys with backpack tanks and spray guns firing this, but it would only last seconds before running out.