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I wonder what happens to the air craft or living things when they get caught in this high energy beam

dvh 3y ago
They will have predominantly female offsprings https://www.jstor.org/stable/40965912 https://www.jstor.org/stable/40965912
- aww_dang 3y ago
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aero_Spacelines_Pregnant_Guppy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aero_Spacelines_Pregnant_Guppy
bryanlarsen 3y ago
These beams contain 1/4 of peak solar energy at more benign wavelengths. Long term exposure is probably safe but might not be. Any amount of time measured in any unit less than years will be safe. https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Space_Engineering_Technology/SOLARIS/FAQ_Frequently_Asked_Questions_on_Space-Based_Solar_Power https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Space_Engineering_Techn...
- heywhatupboys 3y ago
  That's what they said about leaded gasoline and asbestus. We do not know, it might cause cancer.
  - bryanlarsen 3y ago
    Leaded gasoline and asbestos weren't studied before introduction. This has been.
    - hkwerf 3y ago
      RF does have the slight advantage over asbestos that you can just turn it off if adverse effects are observed.
    - drowsspa 3y ago
      Don't know about asbestos, but everyone knew lead was bad. Profits just spoke louder.
      - IsTom 3y ago
        Romans knew that slaves in asbestos mines didn't live long.
        bryanlarsen 3y ago
        Roman slaves in any sort of mine didn't live long. It was considered by many to be a sentence worth than death.
      - dghughes 3y ago
        Not was bad for lead but is bad. Lead is still used in airplane avgas. And solder for electronics. And bullets and for shot pellets.
  - ffgjgf1 3y ago
    It probably would in case you spent significant amounts of time between the transmitters but that should be pretty easy to avoid.
    - bryanlarsen 3y ago
      Yes if you climb the barb wire fence and ignore the "keep out" signs and then put up a tent and sleep there for a year you will probably slightly increase your chance of getting cancer.
harimau777 3y ago
The beams could be quite narrow. We did the calculations in a course I took and from what I recall, all of America's power could be compressed to a 15 meter beam. So they could probably just setup a no fly zone around the beam. Birds might still be a problem, but don't the alternatives (e.g. wind power) already kill birds?
- runsWphotons 3y ago
  Lets say Im not very interested in practicality but just the theory of this. How does it work? How can I send power from one side of my room to the other if I don't care about paying more.
  - harimau777 3y ago
    Unfortunately, it's been too long for me to speak with authority on the specifics of what energy levels would be safe to do that for. However, from what I recall, in general there shouldn't be anything preventing that at reasonably low power levels. You could also use something like: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waveguide_(radio_frequency) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waveguide_(radio_frequency)

dvh 3y ago

They will have predominantly female offsprings https://www.jstor.org/stable/40965912 https://www.jstor.org/stable/40965912

aww_dang 3y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aero_Spacelines_Pregnant_Guppy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aero_Spacelines_Pregnant_Guppy

bryanlarsen 3y ago

These beams contain 1/4 of peak solar energy at more benign wavelengths. Long term exposure is probably safe but might not be. Any amount of time measured in any unit less than years will be safe. https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Space_Engineering_Technology/SOLARIS/FAQ_Frequently_Asked_Questions_on_Space-Based_Solar_Power https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Space_Engineering_Techn...

heywhatupboys 3y ago
That's what they said about leaded gasoline and asbestus. We do not know, it might cause cancer.
- bryanlarsen 3y ago
  Leaded gasoline and asbestos weren't studied before introduction. This has been.
  - hkwerf 3y ago
    RF does have the slight advantage over asbestos that you can just turn it off if adverse effects are observed.
  - drowsspa 3y ago
    Don't know about asbestos, but everyone knew lead was bad. Profits just spoke louder.
    - IsTom 3y ago
      Romans knew that slaves in asbestos mines didn't live long.
      - bryanlarsen 3y ago
        Roman slaves in any sort of mine didn't live long. It was considered by many to be a sentence worth than death.
    - dghughes 3y ago
      Not was bad for lead but is bad. Lead is still used in airplane avgas. And solder for electronics. And bullets and for shot pellets.
- ffgjgf1 3y ago
  It probably would in case you spent significant amounts of time between the transmitters but that should be pretty easy to avoid.
  - bryanlarsen 3y ago
    Yes if you climb the barb wire fence and ignore the "keep out" signs and then put up a tent and sleep there for a year you will probably slightly increase your chance of getting cancer.

harimau777 3y ago

The beams could be quite narrow. We did the calculations in a course I took and from what I recall, all of America's power could be compressed to a 15 meter beam. So they could probably just setup a no fly zone around the beam. Birds might still be a problem, but don't the alternatives (e.g. wind power) already kill birds?

runsWphotons 3y ago
Lets say Im not very interested in practicality but just the theory of this. How does it work? How can I send power from one side of my room to the other if I don't care about paying more.
- harimau777 3y ago
  Unfortunately, it's been too long for me to speak with authority on the specifics of what energy levels would be safe to do that for. However, from what I recall, in general there shouldn't be anything preventing that at reasonably low power levels. You could also use something like: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waveguide_(radio_frequency) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waveguide_(radio_frequency)