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submitted 7 months ago by Espiritdescali to c/futurology

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[–] Daxtron2@startrek.website 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

A mirror thick enough to resist the heating of the laser would make the drone significantly heavier.

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

It doesn't take much as all it has to do is reflect most of the light

[–] Daxtron2@startrek.website 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

20kw dumped into aluminium foil will melt instantly.

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Will it though? Most of it will get reflected

[–] Daxtron2@startrek.website 1 points 7 months ago

Depends on the wavelength of the laser and whether or not the mirror can actually reflect it.