Awesome!

[Zundfolge]

Shooting Mosquitoes with Frickin’ Lasers (http://intellectualventureslab.com/?p=23)


I want a bigger version that keeps squirrels out of my garden.

[ronaldrwl]

looks like fun. Hey Stuart, do you have video of this?

[Troublco]

They can do this, but they can't do it with missiles?

Uh huh.......so they already did it, and now don't want anyone to know.

Except that we're going to do it with bugs, now.


Can I get one for door to door salesmen????? With a filter so it doesn't take out the girl scouts selling cookies?[Tooth]

[Batteriesnare]

Can I get one for door to door salesmen????? With a filter so it doesn't take out the girl scouts selling cookies?[Tooth]

Are there still door to door salesmen? I haven't seen one in years.

[ronaldrwl]

Are there still door to door salesmen? I haven't seen one in years.


Take down all the No Trespassing and Protected by Smith & Wesson signs.

[Hoosier]

They can do this, but they can't do it with missiles?

Uh huh.......so they already did it, and now don't want anyone to know.

The Airborne Laser project is exactly trying to shoot down missiles with lasers. There are some differences that make it substantially more difficult. The ranges involved... atmosphere distorts light, the farther away the more distortion. This affects both the payload (the light energy) and the targeting/tracking systems. In addition, missiles are made of aluminum or other metals that require more energy to defeat.

Also, it looks cool: http://www.weaponsblog.org/images/airborne-laser-aircraft_18.jpg

[Troublco]

You don't have to take down the signs. I have a nice, red and gold colored NO SOLICITING sign that is routinely ignored. And I know about the technical difficulties, I was just jerking the chain. But all of this pales into utter insignificance if I CAN'T GET ONE FOR DOOR TO DOOR SALESMEN!!![ROFL1]

It's so much cooler than those radar controlled guns someone brought up a couple weeks ago!