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The Manliest Thing I Have Ever Seen

Nov 14, 2007 Just Plain Awesomeness, Technology

Holy crap.

“Late last month, Boeing conducted a series of tests at Redstone Arsenal in Alabama with a 1-kw laser mounted on the back of a converted anti-aircraft Humvee. Shooting an invisible beam just a few centimeters in diameter and 20 times hotter than an electric stovetop, the laser burned a hole through the casing of artillery and mortar rounds, detonating them more or less instantly. (As for bystanders, all bets are off.)” Source: Popular Mechanics

All I can say is watch out.

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