BraveLittleToaster@lemmy.world to NonCredibleDefense@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 6 months agoWhy doesn't the military do this? are they stupid?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square69fedilinkarrow-up1351arrow-down19
arrow-up1342arrow-down1imageWhy doesn't the military do this? are they stupid?lemmy.worldBraveLittleToaster@lemmy.world to NonCredibleDefense@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square69fedilink
minus-squareJumuta@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·6 months agonot if you have total internal reflection
minus-squaremindbleach@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·6 months agoIn all seriousness, wavelength-specific dielectric mirrors can approach six nines of reflectivity. The hard part is hitting the mirror instead of the drone.
minus-squareSocsa@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·6 months agoAnd keeping the mirror surface clean
minus-squaremindbleach@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·6 months agoYeah I guess you can’t pulse-ablate a mirror made of plastic. Though it invites a backup strategy of spraying your enemies with molten drone.
minus-squarethreelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-25 months agoRemoved by mod
not if you have total internal reflection
In all seriousness, wavelength-specific dielectric mirrors can approach six nines of reflectivity.
The hard part is hitting the mirror instead of the drone.
And keeping the mirror surface clean
Yeah I guess you can’t pulse-ablate a mirror made of plastic.
Though it invites a backup strategy of spraying your enemies with molten drone.
Removed by mod