The question is... Can Jesus eat it?

the comments section on that page is farking cool too.

sharks ... with x-ray lasers?

Shouldn't an X-ray laser be called an xaser ala masers?

/x-raser?

Bad subby, weak article. I had to remember & then google the phrase "synchrotronic laser" just to get some decent details.

Just the outside though, the center is still frozen.

whither_apophis: Shouldn't an X-ray laser be called an xaser ala masers?

/x-raser?


the X makes it sound cool

Pretty sure that's the weapon you can use to insta-kill the final boss of Deus Ex: Human Revolution.

melkson: the comments section on that page is farking cool too.

Must be an older audience. The crowd here would have been all, "What?"

I loved that movie.

I dunno how it does they do it on 115v, but the fact those microwaves at 7-11 can get my burrito real hot in 30 seconds makes me want my own.

Lars The Canadian Viking: I dunno how it does they do it on 115v, but the fact those microwaves at 7-11 can get my burrito real hot in 30 seconds makes me want my own.

Time for me to go to sleep.

so molten on the outside with an icy core?

So, is this laser a good thing or a bad thing? It sounds bad to me.

Make it mobile, clean it up and point it at someone. - The Army

/but truly, there can be some productive uses here.

This thing is a mile long and buried into the ground for shielding. The Navy is the closest branch to making this "portable" - where portable means on ships. Boeing is doing the actual navy-funded work. Also that's not x-rays it's near visible which is much easier. And they're at least 10 years away from something actually useful. And the biggest threat boats face are mines or suiciders. Sorry, but lasers main military use is targeting and will be for a long time.

As for productive, they are learning way more useful stuff with this relatively cheap experiment than the 'quest for the Higgs boson' baloney at $12B+.

Bacontastesgood: This thing is a mile long and buried into the ground for shielding. The Navy is the closest branch to making this "portable" - where portable means on ships. Boeing is doing the actual navy-funded work. Also that's not x-rays it's near visible which is much easier. And they're at least 10 years away from something actually useful. And the biggest threat boats face are mines or suiciders. Sorry, but lasers main military use is targeting and will be for a long time.

As for productive, they are learning way more useful stuff with this relatively cheap experiment than the 'quest for the Higgs boson' baloney at $12B+.

there's a stackable system of multi kW lasers that's pretty small. And Northrup Grumman has fielded a 100 kW solid state laser as a replacement for the M-61 Vulcan cannon. I think the Boeing lasers are chemical oxygen iodine lasers. The advantage of the boeing line of development is there's not a ridiculous amount of heat to disipate, or a massive demand on the vehicals power systems. The limitations are it's more complicated, and offers a limited number of shots compared to solid state designs. 100 kill shots with a chemical laser is probably a lot more than one would have with 2 seconds worth of 20 mm cannon ammunition. Ultimately, solid state is going to win, but that doesn't mean there's not a niche for chemical lasers to fill.

Let me know when they get it to chicken pot pie.

Two days ago I burnt the S*** out of my mouth on a microwave burrito. This made me laugh a lot.