▲ 173 ▼ Conspiracy Theorists Think the Government Used Lasers to Start Maui Wildfires on Purpose (www.vice.com) submitted 2 years ago by TokenBoomer@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world 44 comments fedilink hide all child comments Vice.com
[–] PunnyName@lemmy.world 38 points 2 years ago (2 children) Like the "Jewish space lasers" bullshit that Margarine Traitor Greed mentioned. permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] TokenBoomer@lemmy.world [S] 19 points 2 years ago (2 children) If we had space lasers, we’d use them in Ukraine. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 9 points 2 years ago* (2 children) Jews won't use their space lasers to help Ukraine because Ukraine is full of Nazis. /s permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] superkret@feddit.de 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] coach@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 2 years ago permalink fedilink source parent [–] TokenBoomer@lemmy.world [S] 0 points 2 years ago Flawless logic. permalink fedilink source parent [–] FormerlyChucks@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) But that would put the US into direct conflict with Russia. Military lasers are definitely a thing permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] SulaymanF@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago* (2 children) They don’t exist at the magnitude you think. We don’t have space lasers that can attack ground targets yet and probably never will. At best they can jam certain systems like drones. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] discodoubloon@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) I mean we could, but we’d secretly have to get four battery modules each the size of the international space station into orbit. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Eldritch@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Only for solid state lasers. There are other kinds though. But they would still be fairly impractical and heavy to have in orbit. And wouldn't be good for much more than one shot permalink fedilink source parent [–] FormerlyChucks@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) I think you underestimate current military capabilities which are decades beyond public knowledge tech. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SulaymanF@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* Physics does have some solid limits though. The amount of power required for lasers to travel miles through atmosphere is massive. permalink fedilink source parent [–] stephen01king@lemmy.zip 1 point 2 years ago But if it's the same space lasers they are using on Maui that nobody seems to be able to detect it's source, then wouldn't the same thing apply if they used it on Russia? permalink fedilink source parent [–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 2 years ago Hey, those are real! /s permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TokenBoomer@lemmy.world [S] 19 points 2 years ago (2 children) If we had space lasers, we’d use them in Ukraine. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 9 points 2 years ago* (2 children) Jews won't use their space lasers to help Ukraine because Ukraine is full of Nazis. /s permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] superkret@feddit.de 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] coach@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 2 years ago permalink fedilink source parent [–] TokenBoomer@lemmy.world [S] 0 points 2 years ago Flawless logic. permalink fedilink source parent [–] FormerlyChucks@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) But that would put the US into direct conflict with Russia. Military lasers are definitely a thing permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] SulaymanF@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago* (2 children) They don’t exist at the magnitude you think. We don’t have space lasers that can attack ground targets yet and probably never will. At best they can jam certain systems like drones. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] discodoubloon@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) I mean we could, but we’d secretly have to get four battery modules each the size of the international space station into orbit. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Eldritch@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Only for solid state lasers. There are other kinds though. But they would still be fairly impractical and heavy to have in orbit. And wouldn't be good for much more than one shot permalink fedilink source parent [–] FormerlyChucks@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) I think you underestimate current military capabilities which are decades beyond public knowledge tech. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SulaymanF@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* Physics does have some solid limits though. The amount of power required for lasers to travel miles through atmosphere is massive. permalink fedilink source parent [–] stephen01king@lemmy.zip 1 point 2 years ago But if it's the same space lasers they are using on Maui that nobody seems to be able to detect it's source, then wouldn't the same thing apply if they used it on Russia? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 9 points 2 years ago* (2 children) Jews won't use their space lasers to help Ukraine because Ukraine is full of Nazis. /s permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] superkret@feddit.de 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] coach@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 2 years ago permalink fedilink source parent [–] TokenBoomer@lemmy.world [S] 0 points 2 years ago Flawless logic. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] superkret@feddit.de 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] coach@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 2 years ago permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TokenBoomer@lemmy.world [S] 0 points 2 years ago Flawless logic. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FormerlyChucks@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) But that would put the US into direct conflict with Russia. Military lasers are definitely a thing permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] SulaymanF@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago* (2 children) They don’t exist at the magnitude you think. We don’t have space lasers that can attack ground targets yet and probably never will. At best they can jam certain systems like drones. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] discodoubloon@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) I mean we could, but we’d secretly have to get four battery modules each the size of the international space station into orbit. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Eldritch@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Only for solid state lasers. There are other kinds though. But they would still be fairly impractical and heavy to have in orbit. And wouldn't be good for much more than one shot permalink fedilink source parent [–] FormerlyChucks@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) I think you underestimate current military capabilities which are decades beyond public knowledge tech. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SulaymanF@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* Physics does have some solid limits though. The amount of power required for lasers to travel miles through atmosphere is massive. permalink fedilink source parent [–] stephen01king@lemmy.zip 1 point 2 years ago But if it's the same space lasers they are using on Maui that nobody seems to be able to detect it's source, then wouldn't the same thing apply if they used it on Russia? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SulaymanF@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago* (2 children) They don’t exist at the magnitude you think. We don’t have space lasers that can attack ground targets yet and probably never will. At best they can jam certain systems like drones. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] discodoubloon@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) I mean we could, but we’d secretly have to get four battery modules each the size of the international space station into orbit. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Eldritch@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Only for solid state lasers. There are other kinds though. But they would still be fairly impractical and heavy to have in orbit. And wouldn't be good for much more than one shot permalink fedilink source parent [–] FormerlyChucks@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) I think you underestimate current military capabilities which are decades beyond public knowledge tech. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SulaymanF@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* Physics does have some solid limits though. The amount of power required for lasers to travel miles through atmosphere is massive. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] discodoubloon@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) I mean we could, but we’d secretly have to get four battery modules each the size of the international space station into orbit. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Eldritch@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Only for solid state lasers. There are other kinds though. But they would still be fairly impractical and heavy to have in orbit. And wouldn't be good for much more than one shot permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Eldritch@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Only for solid state lasers. There are other kinds though. But they would still be fairly impractical and heavy to have in orbit. And wouldn't be good for much more than one shot permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FormerlyChucks@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) I think you underestimate current military capabilities which are decades beyond public knowledge tech. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SulaymanF@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* Physics does have some solid limits though. The amount of power required for lasers to travel miles through atmosphere is massive. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SulaymanF@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* Physics does have some solid limits though. The amount of power required for lasers to travel miles through atmosphere is massive. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] stephen01king@lemmy.zip 1 point 2 years ago But if it's the same space lasers they are using on Maui that nobody seems to be able to detect it's source, then wouldn't the same thing apply if they used it on Russia? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 2 years ago Hey, those are real! /s permalink fedilink source parent