falun wrote:

On entering the factory floor and far from the equipment, Mr. Swenson's 200KV/ft handheld electrometer was found to slam to full scale. When he attempted to walk through the corridor formed by the moving film, he was stopped about half way through by an "invisible wall." He could lean all his weight forward but was unable to pass. He observed a fly get pulled into the charged, moving plastic, and speculates that the e-fields might have been strong enough to suck in birds!

Okay, so I don't know enough to make much sense of the science behind this but it certainly sounds cool...

The Brits built a force field and strapped it on a tank and tested it with a rocket propelled grenade - over 2 years ago.
http://www.engadget.com/entry/1139359724757883/
It's sweet.

RE: Force fields via industry accident