World's Most Powerful Laser Shot

[Jimbeaux]

I certainly hope this is locked up at night:

http://www.futureoftech.msnbc.msn.com/technology/f...

[mmm-five]

How big a shark would you need to be able to head-mount it?

[Jimbeaux]

mmm-five said:

How big a shark would you need to be able to head-mount it?

Skip a shark, whale family.

[The Wookie]

500GW is a st load (enough to power over 400 flying DeLoreans), but 1.85Mj isn't exactly impressive, not even a cup full of petrol...

I'm guessing either the power was huge for a miniscule amount of time, or that number is a bit off

ETA - Got my SI units wrong, 500 TERAwatts, fk me sideways!!

Image also added for effect

Edited by The Wookie on Wednesday 18th July 16:29

[anonymous-user]

[Jimbeaux]

The Wookie said:

500GW is a st load (enough to power over 400 flying DeLoreans), but 1.85Mj isn't exactly impressive, not much more than a cup full of petrol...

I'm guessing either the power was huge for a miniscule amount of time, or that number is a bit off

Let the debate begin but be forewarned, this is PH, a bottomless pit of genius power! Infinita ingenio!

Edited by Jimbeaux on Wednesday 18th July 16:29

[Caulkhead]

I think the batteries the size of Nevada you'll have to drag about behind it may limit it's practicality somewhat. . . . . .

[s2art]

The Wookie said:

500GW is a st load (enough to power over 400 flying DeLoreans), but 1.85Mj isn't exactly impressive, not even a cup full of petrol...

I'm guessing either the power was huge for a miniscule amount of time, or that number is a bit off

ETA - Got my SI units wrong, 500 TERAwatts, fk me sideways!!

Image also added for effect

Edited by The Wookie on Wednesday 18th July 16:29

Something like approx a hundred millionth of a second I reckon. Impressive!

[Jimbeaux]

Watch out where you point that thing!

[Adrian W]

Its Rupert Murdoch's latest toy in his desire for world rule.

[normalbloke]

Crikey, it would have been proper powerful if you'd put a magnifying glass in front of it...

[Jasandjules]

mmm-five said:

How big a shark would you need to be able to head-mount it?

A whale shark

[hairykrishna]

It's not actually the most powerful, peak, power laser despite how many news stories say it is. There are many petawatt class lasers in the world which are several times more powerful, the RAL has several in the UK. 500 trillion watts is 0.5 petawatts. I think it's actually the worlds biggest though.

It does deliver a lot of energy, relatively, per shot. The big laser facilities love the peak power numbers because they sound mega impressive to people who don't think about how power is calculated. The pulse duration of this thing is nanoseconds. Fun toy though.

[Jimbeaux]

hairykrishna said:

It's not actually the most powerful, peak, power laser despite how many news stories say it is. There are many petawatt class lasers in the world which are several times more powerful, the RAL has several in the UK. 500 trillion watts is 0.5 petawatts. I think it's actually the worlds biggest though.

It does deliver a lot of energy, relatively, per shot. The big laser facilities love the peak power numbers because they sound mega impressive to people who don't think about how power is calculated. The pulse duration of this thing is nanoseconds. Fun toy though.

Ya'll saw my post on genuis supply around here?

[Steameh]

Scientists are great, I'd love to be the guy who thought up some of the stuff they do. Take this, they decided to fire a laser at nuclear material.

I've always been of the thought that a large part of scientific genius is madness.

[s2art]

Jimbeaux said:

Ya'll saw my post on genuis supply around here?

I reckon this forum has one of the weirdest demographic mixes in existence. Everything from a huge cast who would be at home in 'The Big Bang Theory' to rabid socialists and people to the right of Atilla the Hun.

[Jimbeaux]

s2art said:

Jimbeaux said:

Ya'll saw my post on genuis supply around here?

I reckon this forum has one of the weirdest demographic mixes in existence. Everything from a huge cast who would be at home in 'The Big Bang Theory' to rabid socialists and people to the right of Atilla the Hun.

Mostly all driving every type car imaginable.

[DickHerpes]

s2art said:

I reckon this forum has one of the weirdest demographic mixes in existence. Everything from a huge cast who would be at home in 'The Big Bang Theory' to rabid socialists and people to the right of Atilla the Hun.

The one thing that binds us all together is our love of good quality interior plastics.

[Jimbeaux]

DickHerpes said:

s2art said:

I reckon this forum has one of the weirdest demographic mixes in existence. Everything from a huge cast who would be at home in 'The Big Bang Theory' to rabid socialists and people to the right of Atilla the Hun.

The one thing that binds us all together is our love of good quality interior plastics.

[steveatesh]

s2art said:

I reckon this forum has one of the weirdest demographic mixes in existence. Everything from a huge cast who would be at home in 'The Big Bang Theory' to rabid socialists and people to the right of Atilla the Hun.

Careful or women will want to come in, then they'll change things around and get headaches. Once that happens we'll be getting powerfully built people putting threads on relationships in The Lounge..... Oh no, wait!