Heard this in the news today:
http://www.3news.co.nz/US-Navy-laser-a-game-changer/tabid/313/articleID/293617/Default.aspx
Pewpew!
If it fries eggs, gotta get me one of these too!
I heard Iran just ordered lots of Bacofoil.
Just wait until they add lasers to some of these!
[video:www.youtube.com/watch?v=orYUSq5Mt5Q]
Great invention, one slight flaw……
It only works when its not raining or foggy 
Never mind, I would still like one to play with! (It never rains here or is foggy……)
its cheaper then a shot at the bar
on my dashboard for people that sit in the passing lane 0:)
Egads…kinda creepy watching them work.
I thought the US Navy is going to use the Railgun technology (I’m not sure if it’s still in the developmental stage today). I saw the experiments on YT. Well, I guess cost-effectiveness matters the most.
Appropriations count the most.
They are continuing to pursue both technologies as they have different mission objectives. It looks like the LaWS is a point-defense system against air targets - currently drones but I am sure they are continuing to work on an anti-missile laser system to replace Phalanx CIWS. It will also be great against small surface craft. The electromagnetic railgun will be a medium-range anti-ship and land attack weapon system. For long-range over-the-horizon attack they will continue to have Tomahawk for land attack and Harpoon for anti-ship.
my harnessed dogs make that thing look silly 8)
and reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeally slow
I’m sure your dogs are quieter too.
will they be using sharks with fricken laser beams?
:bigsmile: I wasn’t sure which would look creepier, the mules or “petman”:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFrjrgBV8K0
petman is much creepier
and so is this
http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2013/04/01/giant-robot-jellyfish-to-patrol-us-coasts/
Jellyfish?!
I think Geminoid F needs some lasers too, in case someone gets the wrong idea:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=9q4qwLknKag
i believe they could only source ill tempered sea bass
They use jellyfish because of the efficiency at which jellyfish swim. Higher efficiency -> longer times between maintenance, more power for other equipment, etc.