BraveLittleToaster@lemmy.world to NonCredibleDefenseEnglish · 6 months agoWhy doesn't the military do this? are they stupid?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square71fedilinkarrow-up1356arrow-down19
arrow-up1347arrow-down1imageWhy doesn't the military do this? are they stupid?lemmy.worldBraveLittleToaster@lemmy.world to NonCredibleDefenseEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square71fedilink
minus-squaremindbleachlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-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-squarethreelonmusketeerslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·6 months agoJust make the mirror as wide as the drone! Oh, wait…
minus-squaremindbleachlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-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.
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.