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91f2eecf | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 Is s space laser possible yes. Is it possible to hide a space laser from even a hobbyist stargazer, no. 
The IR radiation from the nuclear powerplant required for it will light up the sky
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ᛗᛟᛟᛗᛁᚾ:vrill: | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 fiber lasers make it possible. watch the video.
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91f2eecf | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 I think this guy is just outright bad at math. No way the size of the lasers battery is anything less than 300kgs.

He also jumps from saying the laser point is 1.5 meters in diameter to saying it's .5 meters in diameter in the next sentence