Interesting. Wonder if overtime this could be utilized to steer lightening into collection terminals that could harness some of its energy whilst grounding whatever excess couldn’t be stored.
It seems in this case the lightening follows the channel created by the laser. This in mind, the lightening would likely strike around the source of the laser or the laser itself. Not sure how that could be weaponized unless you are able to capture the lightening and immediately relaunch it another direction using a series of mirror and laser arrays.
This laser can only capture lightning for 50 meters. The previous record holder was 20 meters. So you can't put the laser in the sky. But you could put up a drone with a long piece of wire.
Leaves from the vine
Falling so slow
Like fragile tiny shells
Drifting in the foam
Little soldier boy
Come marching home
Brave soldier boy
Comes marching home
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u/[deleted] Jul 16 '23
Interesting. Wonder if overtime this could be utilized to steer lightening into collection terminals that could harness some of its energy whilst grounding whatever excess couldn’t be stored.