We Could Have Lasers More Powerful Than Exploding Stars In Just 5 Years

mapuc · 06-03-15, 05:16 PM

http://www.iflscience.com/physics/la...-earth-5-years

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Mankind has always had a love affair with power: So what could more seductive than the world's most powerful laser, capable of releasing a beam that's comparable to the energy released as a star explodes?

Markus

Jimbuna · 06-04-15, 07:03 AM

I wouldn't want to trust mankind with such a weapon.

vienna · 06-04-15, 02:25 PM

Aw, c'mon, Jim, haven't you always wanted to have your very own personal "death ray"?...

On the serious side, it has been noted, in the history, of mankind, man has yet to produce a weapon he has not used against others...

<O>

Betonov · 06-04-15, 02:32 PM

Human curse, human blessing.

We can never invent a tool that we won't be able to use as a weapon.
We can never invent a weapon that we won't be able to use as a tool.

And I like lasers as a weapon. Lasers can be used to shoot down ICBMs. Point weapons that could destroy a tanks engine without killing the crew. Low power lasers that could incapacitate the enemy without killing...

danasan · 06-04-15, 02:54 PM

"We knew the world would not be the same. A few people laughed, a few people cried, most people were silent. I remembered the line from the Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad-Gita... "Now, I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.""

J. Robert Oppenheimer

Think about it...

Lionclaw · 06-05-15, 03:31 AM

Perhaps we humans will eradicate ourselves one day.

There's certainly enough firepower in the world for that.

Jimbuna · 06-05-15, 06:14 AM

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Originally Posted by vienna

Aw, c'mon, Jim, haven't you always wanted to have your very own personal "death ray"?...

On the serious side, it has been noted, in the history, of mankind, man has yet to produce a weapon he has not used against others...

<O>

And that is precisely what crossed my mind just prior to posting

vienna · 06-05-15, 12:28 PM

Great minds think alike...or, at least one of ours does...I'll let you decide which one...

<O>

Gargamel · 06-05-15, 07:26 PM

Raise your hand if you actually read that article.....

OK thought so......

And that's the problem with click bait styled headlines. I love the IFLS site, but this one was a tad misleading.

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Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,474 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	I wouldn't want to trust mankind with such a weapon. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

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vienna Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Anywhere but the here & now... Posts: 7,711 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Aw, c'mon, Jim, haven't you always wanted to have your very own personal "death ray"?... On the serious side, it has been noted, in the history, of mankind, man has yet to produce a weapon he has not used against others... <O> __________________ __________________________________________________ __

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danasan Elite Spam Hunter Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Flensburg / Germany Posts: 1,141 Downloads: 39 Uploads: 0	"We knew the world would not be the same. A few people laughed, a few people cried, most people were silent. I remembered the line from the Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad-Gita... "Now, I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds."" J. Robert Oppenheimer Think about it... __________________ "I invite you to go inside this submergible hole in the water where you can nicely hide from destroyers." Last edited by danasan; 06-04-15 at 02:59 PM. Reason: link inserted

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vienna Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Anywhere but the here & now... Posts: 7,711 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Great minds think alike...or, at least one of ours does...I'll let you decide which one... <O> __________________ __________________________________________________ __

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Gargamel Lucky Sailor Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Rome Posts: 4,273 Downloads: 81 Uploads: 0	Raise your hand if you actually read that article..... OK thought so...... And that's the problem with click bait styled headlines. I love the IFLS site, but this one was a tad misleading. __________________ Luck is a residue of Design.

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Betonov Navy Seal Join Date: May 2009 Location: Slovenia Posts: 8,647 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	Human curse, human blessing. We can never invent a tool that we won't be able to use as a weapon. We can never invent a weapon that we won't be able to use as a tool. And I like lasers as a weapon. Lasers can be used to shoot down ICBMs. Point weapons that could destroy a tanks engine without killing the crew. Low power lasers that could incapacitate the enemy without killing...

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Lionclaw Ace of the Deep Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,006 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Perhaps we humans will eradicate ourselves one day. There's certainly enough firepower in the world for that.