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Yeah, the story contains some obvious bullshit. There is no way in hell a flashlamp-pumped Nd:YAG laser could cut through a piece of steel. With typical ~Hz rep
by fsh 2y ago
Yeah, the story contains some obvious bullshit. There is no way in hell a flashlamp-pumped Nd:YAG laser could cut through a piece of steel. With typical ~Hz repetition rate and ~J pulse energy, the average power is only around 1 W. This is three to five orders of magnitude lower than typical welding lasers. This could burn some paint or engrave metal, but burning through a wheel well and brake line is completely ridiculous.
- mistercow 2y agoMaybe they meant the plastic wheel well liner? I don’t know if that makes sense, I’m just googling around looking at Jeep Cherokee images.
- actionfromafar 2y agoIt's just there for flair. :)
- xiphmont 2y agoHe didn't claim it cut through steel, JGCs have polymer wheel wells and brake lines like most modern cars.