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Building the World's Most Powerful Laser

Bill writes "Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories is attempting to create the world's largest laser. The NIF's goal is to focus the laser on a pea-sized hydrogen pellet and result in fusion ignition."

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  1. I beg to differ by Yeldarb-7 · · Score: 5, Funny

    There is something for me to see here.

    1. Re:I beg to differ by Martin+Blank · · Score: 5, Funny

      Only with your remaining eye, though.

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  2. I call it... by djward · · Score: 5, Funny

    The "Alan Parsons Project"

  3. Eh... by chriswaclawik · · Score: 5, Funny

    It may be powerful, but is it readily mountable on a shark's head?

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  4. Re:Companion Cloning/Bio-Engineering Project? by dsginter · · Score: 5, Funny

    Alternatively,

    We need to find an evil college professor and fill his house with popcorn!

    Hilarity will ensue!

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  5. About time! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    They finally put in my order! I was about to go someplace else for my "Death Star".

  6. If we have to go to these lengths by Blue+the+Wild+Dog · · Score: 5, Funny

    then the pea-sized hydrogen pellets have already won.

    1. Re:If we have to go to these lengths by MochaMan · · Score: 5, Funny

      Hey hey hey, let's not be so adversarial... give peas a chance.

  7. Trouble is... by ross.w · · Score: 5, Funny

    Just when you get it finished, some rabbit comes and steals the Q36 Explosive Space Modulator, and there is no kaboom.

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  8. And in other news... by The_Minkis · · Score: 5, Funny

    NASA has begun work on a replacement for the International Space Station. It is roughly spherical in shape, and resembles the AT&T logo...

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  9. all the laser is good for by circletimessquare · · Score: 5, Funny

    is making so much popcorn the victorian house falls apart

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  10. Warning on Laser by nxtr · · Score: 5, Funny

    Do not stare directly at beam. Spontaneous fusion reactions of eyes may result. May also cause temporary blindness.

  11. Re:But can they turn it off? by Locke2005 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well, it stops when it runs out of hydrogen... I mean, it's not exactly as if there are huge amounts of hydrogen floating freely all over the earth!

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  12. A lesson.... by OverflowingBitBucket · · Score: 5, Funny

    And let that be a lesson to any other pea-sized hydrogen capsules that plan to screw with us.