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Mon Apr-11-11 11:06 PM
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| 78. In the future, lasers can be used to set social security checks on fire |
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From long distance. In a way, that's all this sort of military gee-whiz stuff amounts to.
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| -Laser gun fired from US navy ship |
go west young man |
Apr-11-11 10:59 AM |
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It's a solution to a question no one asked |
NickB79 |
Apr-11-11 11:07 AM |
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Now we'll need a fleet of new choppers... |
DRex |
Apr-11-11 11:09 AM |
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Sure, but the laser is more environmentally sound. |
Jester Messiah |
Apr-11-11 11:17 AM |
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Which needs power: Chemical or Nuclear power. |
AtheistCrusader |
Apr-11-11 11:19 AM |
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The nuclear power is already there. |
OneTenthofOnePercent |
Apr-11-11 11:24 AM |
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Only aircraft carriers and the Long Beach are nuke for surface warfare vessels. |
Arctic Dave |
Apr-11-11 01:47 PM |
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I assumed all modern DDG/Destroyer clas ships were also nuclear like the carriers & submarines. |
OneTenthofOnePercent |
Apr-11-11 05:10 PM |
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DDG ships are gas turbine-powered |
jmowreader |
Apr-11-11 05:33 PM |
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Yeah, because the "soon to be part of the environment" targets being obliterated by those eco-lasers |
liberation |
Apr-11-11 12:05 PM |
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Depends on the target, I'm sure. |
Jester Messiah |
Apr-11-11 04:07 PM |
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So targets that not have rounds of their own |
liberation |
Apr-11-11 07:57 PM |
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Look at it this way |
Jester Messiah |
Apr-12-11 02:01 PM |
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Could me more effective. |
OneTenthofOnePercent |
Apr-11-11 11:20 AM |
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I disagree |
hack89 |
Apr-11-11 11:23 AM |
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I also think this is great for use against pirate ships. n/t |
stevenleser |
Apr-11-11 01:48 PM |
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As long as |
A Physicist |
Apr-11-11 03:00 PM |
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OK - if you say so. nt |
hack89 |
Apr-11-11 04:18 PM |
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For a missile faster than bullets, spray out a cloud of bullets, and let the missile run into them. |
tclambert |
Apr-11-11 05:24 PM |
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The radar horizon for a ship is about 12 miles |
hack89 |
Apr-11-11 05:38 PM |
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OK, 12 seconds gives you a little reaction time. |
tclambert |
Apr-11-11 05:52 PM |
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It would have to be a fully automated system |
hack89 |
Apr-11-11 06:21 PM |
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Cooler yet... |
Roy Rolling |
Apr-11-11 01:10 PM |
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I believe "Dr. Blowhole" from the Penguins of Madagascar |
go west young man |
Apr-11-11 01:54 PM |
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Laser Cats |
alfredo |
Apr-11-11 06:25 PM |
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Disable a craft's engine without sinking the craft with a projectile weapon |
Recursion |
Apr-11-11 01:12 PM |
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Oh good, another killing machine. Just what we need. n/t |
Paper Roses |
Apr-11-11 11:14 AM |
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Empire |
BeFree |
Apr-11-11 11:30 AM |
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so my tax dollars |
yngdip |
Apr-11-11 11:21 AM |
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Don't think of them as "laser guns" but as a nice "laser show." |
liberation |
Apr-11-11 12:07 PM |
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Seems like a rocket would have done a better job |
buddysmellgood |
Apr-11-11 11:22 AM |
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This is really a test bed for developing speed of light weapons |
FLPanhandle |
Apr-11-11 11:25 AM |
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Yeah, we need to make sure we can neutralize those terrorist zodiacs moving at the speed of light... |
liberation |
Apr-11-11 12:08 PM |
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I did read about a Chinese rocket that can take out an aircraft carrier largely |
buddysmellgood |
Apr-11-11 12:59 PM |
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For many threats |
A Physicist |
Apr-11-11 02:35 PM |
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Now, we can cause thousands of dollars in damage to any boat that looks suspicious... |
Ian David |
Apr-11-11 11:25 AM |
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If the laser can fry an engine ... |
JustABozoOnThisBus |
Apr-11-11 11:28 AM |
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Sure, if they aim it at people, it could light them up like roman candles. |
Ian David |
Apr-11-11 11:31 AM |
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How is that different than blasting them with a naval deck gun? |
Kolesar |
Apr-11-11 11:53 AM |
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"Never" is such a strong word... |
liberation |
Apr-11-11 12:10 PM |
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so this is the so called "hel" fire weapon. |
2banon |
Apr-11-11 11:29 AM |
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We have money for this happy horse shit but we have to ... |
Botany |
Apr-11-11 11:30 AM |
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And to think of all the lives in America that money could have helped. |
go west young man |
Apr-11-11 12:28 PM |
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Think of President Eisenhower's "Cross of Iron" speech updated |
LongTomH |
Apr-11-11 02:09 PM |
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Thank You. |
go west young man |
Apr-11-11 02:17 PM |
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I'm sure quite a few grad students were sent through school by this project |
Recursion |
Apr-11-11 01:13 PM |
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I'm sure we could come up with better ways to educate and employ |
go west young man |
Apr-11-11 02:01 PM |
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This from the guy |
RSillsbee |
Apr-11-11 05:33 PM |
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Ha! Your funny! |
go west young man |
Apr-11-11 08:17 PM |
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earth to go west ... there arnt any engineering jobs in the US right now not many at all |
MikeW |
Apr-11-11 07:55 PM |
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It's about priorities. |
go west young man |
Apr-11-11 08:19 PM |
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with the economy in the tank and no construction or manufacturing going on |
MikeW |
Apr-12-11 05:54 PM |
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The figure isn't quite that bad, but close |
primavera |
Apr-11-11 07:23 PM |
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It will always be cheaper to kill things and people |
Kelvin Mace |
Apr-11-11 11:42 AM |
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How many teachers' salaries |
bergie321 |
Apr-11-11 12:18 PM |
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"Chinese deploy new ship-mounted mirrors" |
Canuckistanian |
Apr-11-11 12:34 PM |
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With lead in them...eom |
Kolesar |
Apr-11-11 12:50 PM |
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"Aw, dammit." -Pentagon [nt] |
Jester Messiah |
Apr-11-11 04:08 PM |
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New US computerized rock throwing mechanism breaks new records in cost |
liberation |
Apr-11-11 07:58 PM |
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To me, it looked like their "laser" was just a big magnifying glass |
Taverner |
Apr-11-11 12:34 PM |
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Somalia pirates best |
donco |
Apr-11-11 01:04 PM |
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Put that laser on OIL Tankers and stop the damn pirates. That works for me. |
Auntie Bush |
Apr-11-11 01:46 PM |
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A couple of 50-calliber gun mounts would be just as effective against pirate boats. |
LongTomH |
Apr-11-11 02:11 PM |
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ding, ding, ding! n/t |
Hotler |
Apr-11-11 06:18 PM |
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How will it work if the boat is in motion? |
Arctic Dave |
Apr-11-11 01:51 PM |
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Nice to know there is never such a thing as 'recession' for the Pentagon |
Blue_Tires |
Apr-11-11 01:52 PM |
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Queue the death star music. nt |
Javaman |
Apr-11-11 02:02 PM |
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The idea of lasers on ships has merit IMO if they can defeat incoming anti-ship missiles. |
Vinee |
Apr-11-11 02:15 PM |
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That depends on who launches the anti-ship missiles ... |
Nihil |
Apr-12-11 09:15 AM |
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ASBM WH re-entry ... |
makhno |
Apr-12-11 03:40 PM |
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Motors probably have 750+ hrs on them |
One_Life_To_Give |
Apr-11-11 02:16 PM |
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"Take that, ye scurvy pirate!" |
yellowcanine |
Apr-11-11 03:19 PM |
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. |
LetTimmySmoke |
Apr-11-11 04:07 PM |
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I wish to lodge 3 objections to this test |
tclambert |
Apr-11-11 05:26 PM |
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1) The target boat was obviously not moving. |
tclambert |
Apr-11-11 05:27 PM |
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2) The engines were painted black. What if they were white, or silver? |
tclambert |
Apr-11-11 05:32 PM |
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3) In the video, they shined the laser on one spot for about 10 seconds to achieve ignition. |
tclambert |
Apr-11-11 05:39 PM |
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I wonder how many whales were harmed during the test(s)? |
Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel |
Apr-11-11 05:56 PM |
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Gee, don't you all feel safer....? |
fascisthunter |
Apr-11-11 05:57 PM |
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We've got frickin' lasers! |
underpants |
Apr-11-11 06:07 PM |
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lol... |
fascisthunter |
Apr-11-11 06:09 PM |
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Seems like it would be quicker to set the crew on fire. |
alfredo |
Apr-11-11 06:12 PM |
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Also you could hose the boat out and re-purpose it. |
Hassin Bin Sober |
Apr-11-11 11:26 PM |
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I can see this becoming a horrific anti personnel weapon. |
alfredo |
Apr-11-11 11:47 PM |
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In the future, lasers can be used to set social security checks on fire |
daleo |
Apr-11-11 11:06 PM |
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clunky and expensive the robotics required to keep the thing steady... |
Evasporque |
Apr-12-11 06:27 AM |
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So this is going to help protect a carrier battle group how? |
makhno |
Apr-12-11 03:24 PM |
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I say The Navy is full of shit....put lasers on sharks, it would make more sense. |
Baclava |
Apr-12-11 05:08 PM |
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