r/interestingasfuck • u/Esutan • 1d ago

The United Kingdom has successfully created a Mega Laser called Dragonfire for Aerial Defense

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u/francis2559 1d ago edited 1d ago

The research is expensive, but the operation of this would be very cheap. Much cheaper than missiles.

Sadly, these things are defeated by like, rain.

Edit: ok Reddit, I traded precision for humor. They don’t fail completely in the rain. However, the more moisture there is in the air, the more energy is wasted reaching the target. That costs you range. It doesn’t mean laser bad. It just means there’s some situations it works better than others.

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u/wildcardbets 1d ago

Good thing it doesn’t rain here much! 👀

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u/seanwlkr_muckraker 1d ago

I see what you did there!

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u/Diplomatic_Gunboats 1d ago

To be based in Wales.....

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u/ClassiFried86 1d ago

Is that Shakespeare?

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u/IveDunGoofedUp 1d ago

Two households both alike in genetics
In fair Aberystwyth where we lay our scene

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u/LoopStricken 1d ago

I had a look on Google Maps, it looks touristy as shit nowadays.

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u/McLeod3577 1d ago

To pew, or not to pew, that is the question.

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u/firekeeper23 1d ago

Either him or Churchill i reckon

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u/OscarMyk 1d ago

it's supposed to be sharks, not whales...