I think people in this thread who argue that its "sci fi" and therefore ok must be out of their minds. I am sorry, I don't want to insult anybody, but if you can not distinguish between science fiction and factual errors, then you are beyond saving. Yeah, in science fiction you can have, say, light sabers or space magic or whatever, but simple laws of physics should still be respected. If a ship can fly in atmosphere with no wings, explain it. There is no explanation for what OP has shown, so he is right. Now, how much this bothers you is another question. But the fact that its a fail in design still remains. If the weapons are designed to create the illusion of function, then they better do it right. But most stuff in destiny is designed by people who just do it because it looks cool, not because it makes sense. I mean look at the ships (especially the thrusters), that is so insane on so many levels I can't even begin to explain.