BraveLittleToaster@lemmy.world to NonCredibleDefense@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 1 year 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 NonCredibleDefense@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square71fedilink
minus-squareJumuta@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agonot if you have total internal reflection
minus-squaremindbleach@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 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-squareSocsa@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoAnd keeping the mirror surface clean
minus-squaremindbleach@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 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.
minus-squarethreelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoJust make the mirror as wide as the drone! Oh, wait…
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.
Just make the mirror as wide as the drone! Oh, wait…