@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 1 year agoWhy doesn't the military do this? are they stupid?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square71fedilinkarrow-up1357
arrow-up1357imageWhy doesn't the military do this? are they stupid?lemmy.world@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 1 year agomessage-square71fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish5•1 year agonot if you have total internal reflection
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish8•1 year 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-squarethreelonmusketeerslinkfedilinkEnglish3•1 year agoJust make the mirror as wide as the drone! Oh, wait…
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•1 year 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.
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.
Just make the mirror as wide as the drone! Oh, wait…
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.