[Master Thread] Environmentalism, Climate Change, etc.

[Pooky 3,887]

17 hours ago, Boiler said:

They tried this in a James Bond film, did not end well.

Keep up 007. That was to power a space laser, not a continent. ☠️

[Boiler 47,763]

1 hour ago, Pooky said:

Keep up 007. That was to power a space laser, not a continent. ☠️

Exactly 

Let's say it is possible just then a question of usage 

[Ban Hammer 14,385]

19 minutes ago, Boiler said:

Exactly 

Let's say it is possible just then a question of usage 

so......wouldn't a laser beam heat up the atmosphere?

[Pooky 3,887]

16 minutes ago, Ban Hammer said:

so......wouldn't a laser beam heat up the atmosphere?

Realky, 007?

 

A focused pinpoint of light could destroy a nuclear missile, or heat up that loses flagstone outside the chippy in Little Whingeing. But it’s far too narrow to do anything on a Continental stage

[Ban Hammer 14,385]

9 minutes ago, Pooky said:

Realky, 007?

 

A focused pinpoint of light could destroy a nuclear missile, or heat up that loses flagstone outside the chippy in Little Whingeing. But it’s far too narrow to do anything on a Continental stage

just found this
Highly powered lasers also set off electrical discharges into the atmosphere, emitting ozone. Hazardous exposure to ozone may result in eye and upper respiratory irritation.