Advanced Tactical Laser "kills" ground target

• Sep 3, 2009

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Boeing’s New Death Beam Zaps Vehicle | Danger Room | Wired.com
Secret US spontaneous human combustion beam tested • The Register

I'd sure love to see what sort of damage it did to the vehicle! Could be as mundane as popping a tire, or maybe it hit the gas tank and blew the whole thing up! Now that would be an awesome video!

 

• Sep 10, 2009

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In a similar test during the SDI years, the beam hit a light sensor which then triggered an explosive charge in the target...

 

• Sep 11, 2009

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dr-ebert said:

In a similar test during the SDI years, the beam hit a light sensor which then triggered an explosive charge in the target...

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LOL isn't that cheating? I'm sure the effect must have been spectacular though.

 

• Sep 11, 2009

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Woah dude, don't you think that avatar is a bit much? I mean kids look at this forum dude.

As for the thread... I'm tellin you guys, "Real Genius" with val kilmer, watch it.

 

• Sep 11, 2009

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what is inappropriate about his avatar? i consider myself to have a dirty mind and i can't think of anything perverse, or negative.

 

• Sep 11, 2009

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chipdouglas said:

what is inappropriate about his avatar? i consider myself to have a dirty mind and i can't think of anything perverse, or negative.

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Chip, I changed my avatar after it was brought to my attention that the previous one might have been a bit disturbing.
Here is the link to that one... tell me what you think:
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• Sep 11, 2009

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Meh - not a lot wrong with it IMO, but better to be on the safe side

 

• Sep 14, 2009

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yeah good call on changing it.

 

• Oct 19, 2009

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Olivia said:

From the article:


I am wondering of the same thing. I wonder how defeated the vehicle was.

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In the video I saw, the vehicle received some nasty scorch marks on its hood totaling a few square inches.

Video of Airborne Tactical Laser Hitting a Ground Target Is Not Very Satisfying - Airborne Military Laser - Gizmodo

 

• Nov 23, 2009

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I'm just waiting for the conspiracy theorists to say this has been around for years and is responsible for all spontaneous combustion.
Surely this would have the potential to blind anyone nearby from reflections from the suddenly mysteriously vaporizing car nearby. I was under the impression that military lasers that would pose this risk were banned.