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Laser Shoots Down Artillery Shell In Flight
An anonymous reader writes "The Mobile Tactical High Energy Laser is a joint project between the US Army and the Israeli Defense Ministry, with much of the work being done by TRW. Tuesday they had a spectacular success when they shot an artillery shell out of the air."
Evidentally, asking a 'what if' question about shooting a disco ball with a high powered laser marked me as a troll. So... who did I piss off? heh.
"So what happens... ... when they fire one of these at a disco ball? heh."
:)
I'm curious why some moderator thought my post was 'off-topic'. The post was about lasers, the article was about lasers, and it was meant to be funny. I direct you towards this section of Slashdot's FAQ:
"If You Can't Be Deep, Be Funny: If you don't have something truly developing to the topic, some humor is welcome."
I don't care about losing karma or that my post dropped a point (fortunately other moderators had a little more sense), I just wanted to point out to some of you newbs that got moderator points that you can't be so literal with the 'off-topic' button. You risk being meta-moderated. Now, if you thought my little joke wasn't as funny as the moderations hinted at, then use the 'overrated' moderation. (Although I wish there was a "it's really not that funny" moderation...)
Okay, I've said my bit, carry on.
What happens to the effectiveness of this laser if the projectile is mirror-polished? (Sure, it will get scratched up by the rifling of the gun, but still...)
-jcr
The only title of honor that a tyrant can grant is "Enemy of the State."