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[–] 252 points 2 years ago (6 children)

It'd be impressive if they fire it at like half the speed of light

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  • [–] 76 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    I mean, any other non-c speed really.

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  • [–] 103 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    Actually, c is the speed of light in a vacuum, but light travels slower through a medium, like air. So lasers shot through air will actually travel slower than c.

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  • [–] 57 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    (For anyone curious, the speed of light in earth air is like 99.97% as fast as in vacuum)

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  • [–] 15 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Maybe it's going to be space lasers.

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  • [–] 34 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Do you know what the religious affiliation of these space lasers will be?

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    [–] 116 points 2 years ago (6 children)

    I have a dollar store laser pointer than can also travel at the speed of light

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  • [–] 41 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Pssh, I have a 30 year old flashlight that can do the same.

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  • [–] 26 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Wait until you learn how old my sun is

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    [–] 110 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    The army trembling when I bring a mirror

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  • [–] 81 points 2 years ago (8 children)

    I have wifi router that emits microwaves at the speed of light.

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    [+] 70 points 2 years ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (4 children)
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    [–] 38 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child)

    According to the Gell-Mann amnesia effect, the same people also write about politics, environment and society.

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  • [+] 33 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (10 children)
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    [–] 23 points 2 years ago

    Wait until they see the speaker that makes noise at the speed of sound.

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  • [–] 23 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Honestly I'd be more impressed by the Star Wars kind that go about thirty miles an hour.

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    [–] 20 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Wake me up when I can buy a lightsaber.

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    [–] 18 points 2 years ago

    Meanwhile, this headline goes at the speed of clicks:-).

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  • [–] 17 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    This picture got so much compression artifacts just in 3 days lol.

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  • [–] 16 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Have you not seen those Blaster from the galaxy far far away that fire laser half the speed of sound?

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    [–] 15 points 2 years ago (1 child)
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