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Using lasers to stop bullets
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jameslk
on Jan 9, 2016
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DrScump
on Jan 11, 2016
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This could work... if there is absolutely nothing behind the bullet's flightpath... all the way past Earth orbit.
Otherwise, you're as likely to vaporize a
bystander
as you are the bullet and nothing else.
Retr0spectrum
on Jan 9, 2016
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If you polished a bullet to a mirror finish, would it be immune to lasers?
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Otherwise, you're as likely to vaporize a bystander as you are the bullet and nothing else.