Semi-OT: A General Tech Question Thread for me :)

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September 12th, 2005, 11:55 AM

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Re: Semi-OT: A question on Power Ratios in Sci-fi

'Laser' was an acronym. 'Light Amplified by the Systematic Excitation of Radiation.' given that visible light and IR are all part of the electro-magnetic spectrum it doesn't really matter what part of it, your going to get energy losses.

One question you should consider, what is a fusion beam? Ohh it turns up all over sci-fi, but what is it? A beam of particles undergoing fusion? It just sounds wrong, aside from being inherently impossible of course.

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