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I imagine little laser equipped bots that zoom up and down rows of crops on little rails, blasting caterpillars and other pests. When a military target shows u

I imagine little laser equipped bots that zoom up and down rows of crops on little rails, blasting caterpillars and other pests. When a military target shows up, they point at the sky instead. Sure, atmospheric abberation means that you can't hit easily hit a plane with a single beam, but I expect the situation changes when you've got millions of beams to command. Of course this fails if you're the occupying force, rather than the defender, but maybe that's for the best.

dylan604 3y ago
just cover your plane in mirrors so the lasers are sent back to where they originated. boom! it's the high tech version of "I'm rubber your glue". that just means we need to research how to make radar absorption materials reflective in laser wavelengths.
- FredPret 3y ago
  Radiation weapons don't have to radiate visible light - we could pick any practical wavelength
  - dylan604 3y ago
    who said visible light?
    - FredPret 3y ago
      You said "laser wavelengths". Any wavelength can be a "laser wavelength" if we understand a laser to be a beam weapon.
      - dylan604 3y ago
        right, but laser wavelength does not mean visible wavelength. that's why i specifically didn't use visible in the comment. microwave weapons don't have the same meaning as laser. pew pew. nobody has ever said "friggin' microwave" as they point their pinky to corner of their mouth. not sure why you feel the need to get to whatever pedantic level you're trying to go when the conversation was clearly talking about lasers. we can redirect lasers with mirrors. covering a military plane in mirrors to deflect lasers is clearly something in jest. but sure, let's turn it into a pedantic conversation.
        adolph 3y ago
        > covering a military plane in mirrors to deflect lasers is clearly something in jest Are you sure? 0. Stealthy ‘Son Of Ares’ Jet Seen Covered In Mirrors During Mysterious Test Flights https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/34225/stealthy-son-of-ares-jet-seen-covered-in-mirrors-during-mysterious-flight-tests https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/34225/stealthy-son-of-... 1. F-35 And F-117 Spotted Flying With Mysterious Mirror-Like Skin https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/43938/f-35-and-f-117-spotted-flying-with-mysterious-mirror-like-skin https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/43938/f-35-and-f-117-s...
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dylan604 3y ago

just cover your plane in mirrors so the lasers are sent back to where they originated. boom! it's the high tech version of "I'm rubber your glue". that just means we need to research how to make radar absorption materials reflective in laser wavelengths.

FredPret 3y ago
Radiation weapons don't have to radiate visible light - we could pick any practical wavelength
- dylan604 3y ago
  who said visible light?
  - FredPret 3y ago
    You said "laser wavelengths". Any wavelength can be a "laser wavelength" if we understand a laser to be a beam weapon.
    - dylan604 3y ago
      right, but laser wavelength does not mean visible wavelength. that's why i specifically didn't use visible in the comment. microwave weapons don't have the same meaning as laser. pew pew. nobody has ever said "friggin' microwave" as they point their pinky to corner of their mouth. not sure why you feel the need to get to whatever pedantic level you're trying to go when the conversation was clearly talking about lasers. we can redirect lasers with mirrors. covering a military plane in mirrors to deflect lasers is clearly something in jest. but sure, let's turn it into a pedantic conversation.
      - adolph 3y ago
        > covering a military plane in mirrors to deflect lasers is clearly something in jest Are you sure? 0. Stealthy ‘Son Of Ares’ Jet Seen Covered In Mirrors During Mysterious Test Flights https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/34225/stealthy-son-of-ares-jet-seen-covered-in-mirrors-during-mysterious-flight-tests https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/34225/stealthy-son-of-... 1. F-35 And F-117 Spotted Flying With Mysterious Mirror-Like Skin https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/43938/f-35-and-f-117-spotted-flying-with-mysterious-mirror-like-skin https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/43938/f-35-and-f-117-s...
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