Espiritdescali ( @Espiritdescali@futurology.today ) M Futurology@futurology.todayEnglish • 3 months ago
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- Che Banana ( @The_Che_Banana@beehaw.org ) English8•3 months ago
be kinda weird if they didn’t go the speed of light…
- knightly the Sneptaur ( @knightly@pawb.social ) English5•3 months ago
Also, the actual destruction happens much slower than that.
The fastest explosive on earth detonates at a speed of just over 6 miles per second, about a 300th of 1 percent of lightspeed. I very much doubt anything hit by mere photons could deflagrate quicker unless there was an absolutely staggering amount of energy being dumped into it.
- CanadaPlus ( @CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org ) English3•3 months ago
Yup. I guess “able to overheat targets at moderate speed” just didn’t sound like an exciting enough headline.
Other journalists list a per-shot price in the headline, which is the right thing to emphasise. TBF it’s one of the first things mentioned in the article.
- Che Banana ( @The_Che_Banana@beehaw.org ) English2•3 months ago
All I want is sharks with frickin’ Lazer beams, is that so hard?
-Dr. Evil