Bob Terwilliger wrote:

> I used to work on a similar gun in my Navy days. Awesome.
>
> The gun was shooting blanks in the video, but with real rounds there's a
> bit of a HAZMAT danger because the rounds are often made of depleted
> uranium. As the rounds leave the muzzle, there's some uranium dust and
> vaporized uranium forming a toxic cloud around the gun, as well as
> around the gunner.

and THAT explains your special glow! ;-)

--Lin