World’s Most Powerful Laser has the Energy of a Hydrogen Bomb

Consumer Energy Report ^ | 3/30/09

[Lancer_N3502A]

Here we go!

[krb]

That’s no moon!

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More like this:

Star Blazers - Wave Motion Gun Test

[skinkinthegrass]

The Lawrence Livermore lab will be taking order of the world’s most powerful supercomputer –capable of performing at 20 petaflops (1 petaflop equals 1 thousand trillion floating-point operations per second), twenty times faster than the current record holder, and more powerful than all of the systems on the top 500 supercomputer list combined

Whoa!...I'll take Two...

seems like old times..

"When buying and selling are controlled by legislation, the first things to be bought and sold are legislators." - P. J. O'Rourke
“The problem with socialism is that you eventually, run out of other people’s money.” - Margaret Thatcher
"There are two sets of rules. One set for the rulers and another for the rest of us." —Richard Yancey, former IRS tax collector

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"When buying and selling are controlled by legislation, the first things to be bought and sold are legislators." - P. J. O'Rourke

quote's worth repeating...

[ChiMark]

American ingenuity! I have my SR51a TI. Cost over $100.00

[DB]

“World’s Most Powerful Laser has the Energy of a Hydrogen Bomb”

That has to be total BS.

I think the writer means it has the Power of a Hydrogen bomb but for a fraction of the time of a hydrogen bomb. Otherwise there be a glass crater where the facility is...

[ME-262]

I think what they mean is that the laser delivers the equivalent amount of heat to the spot that it is focused on, as if that spot were at the center of a hydrogen bomb reaction.

Maybe congress could figure out how to use this thing to cut some pork out of the budget.

[hulagirl]

What, no pic of Dr. Evil and his giant “LASER” beam??

[wideminded]

World’s Most Powerful Laser has the Energy of a Hydrogen Bomb

As the beams move through NIF’s amplifiers, their energy increases exponentially. From beginning to end, the beams’ total energy grows from one-billionth of a joule ... to four million joules,

A 1-megaton hydrogen bomb has an explosive energy of about 4 x 10^15 joules; in other words it is a billion times more powerful than this laser.

[wardaddy]

laser beam
in my dream
laser beam
in my dream
laser beam
in my dream
I can’t get on
I can’t get off
laser beam’s like a sawed off dream

[jamaksin]

HP-35 ($395 initial price)

It is "35" because of the number of buttons. And, it only spoke RPN (Reverse Polish Notation) - it was "stack" design, but alas not programmable.

First batch sold were recalled (at HP's expense) - Arc Tan function had a "bug" in it.

A later model, HP-65 was programmable and even had a itty-bitty magnetic card reader - very clever for its time.

[MS_Steve]

Perhaps they could point that thing toward the Western skies... in the direction of N. Korea, and lock on anything ‘rocketing’ away from Dear Leaders airspace.

You know, just to kick the tires, get it out ‘on the road’ and see what it’ll do!

[Reeses]

As the beams move through NIF’s amplifiers, their energy increases exponentially.

Our energy problems are solved! Just attach some energy amplifiers.

[Reeses]

World’s Most Powerful Laser has the Energy of a Hydrogen Bomb

That sounds better than calling it the world's fastest popcorn maker.

[DB]

Thanks.

People are going to read this article and believe it...

Journalism is in a sad state...

[DB]

I loved my 41C with a card reader.

Still have it.

[skinkinthegrass]

I have my SR51a TI. Cost over $100.00

It is "35" because of the number of buttons. And, it only spoke RPN (Reverse Polish Notation) - it was "stack" design, but alas not programmable.

I had a TI-1250 ($117USD (cheap), TI-30 & TI-65.

...then I graduated to HP-33C, HP-15, HP-28C(rap), HP-48SX/GX....HP-49G

"When buying and selling are controlled by legislation, the first things to be bought and sold are legislators." - P. J. O'Rourke
“The problem with socialism is that you eventually, run out of other people’s money.” - Margaret Thatcher
"There are two sets of rules. One set for the rulers and another for the rest of us." —Richard Yancey, former IRS tax collector

[skinkinthegrass]

A later model, HP-65 was programmable and even had a itty-bitty magnetic card reader - very clever for its time.

..the TI-65, had ROM program modules.
....your correct, card reader (HP-67/97) were great...
SIM (2GB) Chip, Are fantastic. :)

"When buying and selling are controlled by legislation, the first things to be bought and sold are legislators." - P. J. O'Rourke
“The problem with socialism is that you eventually, run out of other people’s money.” - Margaret Thatcher
"There are two sets of rules. One set for the rulers and another for the rest of us." —Richard Yancey, former IRS tax collector