November 5th, 2003, 09:29 PM
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Re: Laser Cannons --> Military --> Spam
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Originally posted by Puke:
someone brought up mirrors, to target or deflect lasers, a page or so back.
while that works for low powered lasers, i believe these days most are directed by magnetic fields, much like the particle guns in side a television tube.
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Photons don't have an electrical charge, you can't direct them with magnetic fields IIRC. The TV uses electrons, which -do- have a charge.
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