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the space lasers are provably real now.

submitted by the_old_ones to whatever 2 monthsMar 12, 2024 07:39:09 ago (+21/-0)     (files.catbox.moe)

https://files.catbox.moe/tiwjk0.mp4



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[ - ] McNasty 5 points 2 monthsMar 12, 2024 09:31:56 ago (+5/-0)

[ - ] Dingo 2 points 2 monthsMar 12, 2024 15:09:14 ago (+2/-0)

You could create it from a ground station and bounce it off a mirror on a high altitude balloon. The mirror could be controlled to reflect to target any nearby ground surface location if the balloon and ground station were assumed stationary.

Whatever you could produce on some airplane or external rig, a ground station could produce 1000 times the power directly from the larger grid.

[ - ] doginventer 2 points 2 monthsMar 12, 2024 13:48:46 ago (+2/-0)

And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,

Revelation 13:13

[ - ] JoesLegHair 2 points 2 monthsMar 12, 2024 10:57:36 ago (+2/-0)

The US has had lasers on a few ships for years, they are still a ways away from being super practical.

[ - ] PotatoWhisperer2 3 points 2 monthsMar 12, 2024 11:32:15 ago (+3/-0)

It's about power. The power needed to melt hardened steel at range is far more than any garage hobbyist can do. And the equipment to handle that power without melting is complex, expensive, and often custom-built experimental shit.

[ - ] JoesLegHair 0 points 2 monthsMar 12, 2024 21:27:13 ago (+0/-0)

There are a lot of problems with lasers. They will always have shorter range then a missile so a commander must choose to forgo using the expensive missile early on and hope the laser works, if it doesn't there won't be much time to try something else.

Lasers could be good against low cost saturation weapons but not against more traditional anti-ship missiles and the like.

[ - ] ZZ11YY22 0 points 2 monthsMar 13, 2024 04:02:11 ago (+0/-0)

This garage hobbyist did: https://yewtu.be/watch?v=9VmITd0dKAo

[ - ] FreeinTX 2 points 2 monthsMar 12, 2024 07:49:21 ago (+2/-0)

Can hit an object more than a km away.

[ - ] JustALover 1 point 2 monthsMar 12, 2024 08:22:16 ago (+1/-0)

Worthless in forests, as are drones.

Solution: plant more trees. A bit late for that now, though.

[ - ] the_old_ones [op] 7 points 2 monthsMar 12, 2024 08:30:47 ago (+7/-0)

Worthless in forests, as are drones.

no, im pretty sure any war scenario is quite happy with just setting an entire forest on fire.

look at how many DEW forest fires we've been seeing

[ - ] Hall_of_Cost 2 points 2 monthsMar 12, 2024 11:22:12 ago (+2/-0)

red sumac grows super fast and is basically a tree-weed used frequently to reduce erosion along highway embankments. Its red fruit can be used as a tea to provide a lemonade like drink.

I think mulberry trees also grow really fast and the berries are tasty. Neither of these species are tall. But they do grow quickly...

[ - ] veridic 1 point 2 monthsMar 12, 2024 19:11:23 ago (+1/-0)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MVs37rxJL0

It's possible, but it only can start a fire.

[ - ] the_old_ones [op] 0 points 2 monthsMar 12, 2024 19:25:41 ago (+0/-0)

It's possible, but it only can start a fire.

incendiary weapons exist for a reason. sometimes all you need is a fire in the right place at the right time

[ - ] Bidenguy666 1 point 2 monthsMar 12, 2024 15:03:13 ago (+1/-0)

MTG is owed an apology

[ - ] FluffyBunnySlippers 0 points 2 monthsMar 12, 2024 15:14:18 ago (+0/-0)

Except that this isnt based in space, it is based on earth. Coukd this platform be operated in space? Possibly but probably not. A lot of these larger lasers are chemically based which means you need to replenish them after use. A nuclear reactor would he needed otherwise.

[ - ] Peleg 0 points 2 monthsMar 12, 2024 13:30:53 ago (+0/-0)

Yeah. The jews showed us the space lasers back in 1985 with the movie "real genius". That's was one of the most jewy movies I've ever seen. What a disgusting display of jewish filth and propaganda.