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Re: Military lasers, for real.

Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 1:30 pm
by CheeseRedux
I have it on good authority* that the aliens will come calling in 2012. 2020 might already be too late for this kind of weaponry...

*For certain definitions of "good authority".

Re: Military lasers, for real.

Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 2:17 pm
by Commander McLane
CheeseRedux wrote:
I have it on good authority* that the aliens will come calling in 2012.

*For certain definitions of "good authority".
Oh, right. How could I forget that?!? :P

Re: Military lasers, for real.

Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2011 12:53 pm
by NigelJK
Unfortunately backing a commercial company into a corner so that it 'concentrates the mind' usually has only one effect (depending on who's doing the corning of course). I'd cite Acorn's Risc PC vs WinTel AT Clones.

Re: Military lasers, for real.

Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2011 1:03 pm
by Eric Walch
Ahruman wrote:
Fortuitously, scientists have just demonstrated the ability to shoot laser beams down. Well, kind of. Of course, it’s a bit difficult to detect them for interception…
Or buy an reverse laser that adsorbs all laser beams. :wink:

Re: Military lasers, for real.

Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2011 12:39 am
by JensAyton
Eric Walch wrote:
Or buy an reverse laser that adsorbs all laser beams. :wink:
Um… that’s the same story.