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In case anyone else's first thought was "we've heard this years ago and nothing came of it": > In the past, high-powered lasers were needed to achieve similar
by 01100011 6y ago
In case anyone else's first thought was "we've heard this years ago and nothing came of it":
> In the past, high-powered lasers were needed to achieve similar results, making the technique dangerous, costly and inaccurate.
So does this mean we'll have idiots buying cheap lasers off Aliexpress and sending lightning strikes down on their neighbors?
- ampdepolymerase 6y agoThere is nothing new about this. There has been a huge body of literature about replacing the taser wire with a laser. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrolaser https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrolaser
- m4rtink 6y agoGURPS even has comprehensive rules for using one!