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re: US Navy deploys world's first Laser weapon in Persian Gulf.

Posted on 7/20/17 at 1:02 pm to
Posted by meeple
Carcassonne
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Posted on 7/20/17 at 1:02 pm to
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Posted by Master of Sinanju
Member since Feb 2012
11316 posts
Posted on 7/20/17 at 1:12 pm to
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So you are saying that photons can't travel through space?


Posted by Jor Jor The Dinosaur
Chicago, IL
Member since Nov 2014
6573 posts
Posted on 7/20/17 at 3:15 pm to
Hold up, is this thing controlled by an Xbox controller or is that man playing Galaga?


Posted by TigerCoon
Member since Nov 2005
18857 posts
Posted on 7/20/17 at 3:19 pm to
The Navy should at least add a digital PEW PEW sound when it is fired.
Posted by LSUtigerMD
Member since Nov 2005
1138 posts
Posted on 7/20/17 at 3:43 pm to
Val Kilmer developed this in the 80s with some nerd.
Posted by King George
Member since Dec 2013
5360 posts
Posted on 7/20/17 at 3:47 pm to
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LaWS Demo
The guy that shot down the drone had a PS4 controller!

Eta: goddamit
This post was edited on 7/20/17 at 3:48 pm
Posted by BamaChemE
Midland, TX
Member since Feb 2012
7140 posts
Posted on 7/20/17 at 3:48 pm to
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Val Kilmer developed this in the 80s with some nerd.


I believe you mean Chris Knight and Mitch.

That project was abandoned after the initial field test failed, and the PI, Jerry Hathaway, was investigated for fraud and embezzlement.
Posted by awestruck
Member since Jan 2015
10929 posts
Posted on 7/20/17 at 3:48 pm to
....wouldn't a mirror finish be cheaper?
Posted by mofungoo
Baton Rouge
Member since Nov 2012
4583 posts
Posted on 7/20/17 at 4:27 pm to
Cool. Badass. Costs $1 a shot.

And it's ours.

MAGA
Posted by weedGOKU666
THE 'COLA
Member since Jan 2013
3736 posts
Posted on 7/20/17 at 4:33 pm to
So the US military can now zap my pecker off without a care. And people are worried about the damn Kardasians!!
Posted by elprez00
Hammond, LA
Member since Sep 2011
29377 posts
Posted on 7/20/17 at 4:35 pm to
Yep I'm watching Real Genius tonight.
Posted by Commander Data
Baton Rouge, La
Member since Dec 2016
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Posted on 7/20/17 at 5:43 pm to
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Not photons, lasers. I know this is complicated but try to keep up.


What do you think these lasers are firing slick? I will help you out....it's photons.
Posted by EA6B
TX
Member since Dec 2012
14754 posts
Posted on 7/20/17 at 5:43 pm to
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Not photons, lasers. I know this is complicated but try to keep up.


We measured the distance to the moon by bouncing a laser off a reflector left on the surface by a Apollo crew.
This post was edited on 7/20/17 at 5:45 pm
Posted by member12
Bob's Country Bunker
Member since May 2008
32095 posts
Posted on 7/20/17 at 5:48 pm to
The Zumwalt class destroyer actually would look like a friggin shark with a friggin lazer attached to its head.
Posted by Sticky37
Member since Jun 2016
506 posts
Posted on 7/20/17 at 5:51 pm to
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The guy that shot down the drone had a PS4 controller!


Lol some of our drone pilots use Xbox controllers to fly the predator drones
Posted by dewster
Chicago
Member since Aug 2006
25339 posts
Posted on 7/20/17 at 5:54 pm to
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I'm watching Real Genius tonight


This reminded me of that film.
Posted by LucasP
Member since Apr 2012
21618 posts
Posted on 7/20/17 at 6:00 pm to
So they shoot lasers and photons? You've been watching too much start trek, champ. Check out Wikipedia if you wanna learn about this stuff.
Posted by upgrayedd
Lifting at Tobin's house
Member since Mar 2013
134845 posts
Posted on 7/20/17 at 6:01 pm to
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The Zumwalt class destroyer actually would look like a friggin shark with a friggin lazer attached to its head.

It would probably be more effective on a shark than that turd of a ship
Posted by Commander Data
Baton Rouge, La
Member since Dec 2016
7289 posts
Posted on 7/20/17 at 6:04 pm to
The laser beams are comprised of high energy photons that travel at light speed in the light spectrum that we can't see. It is all there in the link.
This post was edited on 7/20/17 at 6:05 pm
Posted by LucasP
Member since Apr 2012
21618 posts
Posted on 7/20/17 at 6:19 pm to
None of that sounds right.
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