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Boeing 12,000lb Chemical Laser Set to Fry Targets

Posted by samzenpus on from the houseful-of-popcorn dept.

coondoggie writes "Boeing this week completed work on and installed a 12,000-pound chemical laser in a C-130H aircraft. Boeing's Advanced Tactical Laser (ATL) which is being developed for the Department of Defense, will destroy, damage or disable targets with little to no collateral damage, supporting missions on the battlefield and in urban operations."

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  1. So, How do you attach it to the shark? by Zymergy · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Dr. Evil: You know, I have one simple request. And that is to have sharks with frickin' laser beams attached to their heads!
    Now evidently my cycloptic colleague informs me that that cannot be done. Ah, would you remind me what I pay you people for, honestly? Throw me a bone here! What do we have?
    Number Two: Sea Bass.
    Dr. Evil: [pause] Right.
    Number Two: They're mutated sea bass.
    Dr. Evil: Are they ill tempered?
    Number Two: Absolutely.
    Dr. Evil: Oh well, that's a start.
    Mandatory: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118655/