[corkoman]

Mini-me - quit humping the laser.

[billorites]

[jnarcus]

Yup I know some of these guys (worked with em for awhile on some gas stuff)...Course you note they didn't add the ususal comment and the f'ing crystal is now cracked...lol Lawrence does some neat stuff but it still won't be usable for SDI

[Fiddlstix]

BTTT

[Alter Kaker]

"With 30 kilowatts, you could zap a Coke can and in fractions of a second, you'll know if there's a bomb in there," he said.

A bullet works for this too, no?

[N. Theknow]

My brother and Sister-in-law moved to Livermore several years ago. She is a native German and called her parents to inform them of their move and their new address.

There was a long pause and they asked her to repeat the name of the town. She repeated it and then translated it for them.

Their reply: "Why would anyone want more liver?"

[boris]

"That's still a fraction of the power that military experts say is needed to turn light beams into weapons. To knock rockets, missiles and aircraft out of the sky reliably from several miles away is likely to require 100 kilowatts of laser power."

Studied misinformation.

Power levels much greater are needed--and were achieved years ago. I can say no more.

--Boris