Will Directed Energy Weapons be the Future?

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What is faster than the fastest hypersonic missile?, well a beam of light, microwaves or subatomic particles but they are impossibly small and have almost no mass compared to a projectile. However, if you have enough energy you can make a weapon that works at the speed of light and in theory can shoot down anything projectile weapon we have now.
So why don't we have phasers like in Star Trek?, in this video we look at Directed Energy Weapons and what they can do now and in the future.
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[@svampebob007]

"If you put a fork into your microwave" HE DIDN'T SAY DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME, GO!, GO!, GO!

[@Zolbat]

And that's how people drank disinfectant against Covid19

[@mesasone2280]

In other news, microwave sales up 13% compared to June of last year...

[@karmapolice247]

Instructions unclear, now serving 3 consecutive life sentences.

[@steverushforth7009]

A CD in a microwave is fun.

[@mrrolandlawrence]

@@steverushforth7009 donald trump in a microwave is also fun.

[@xKuukkelix]

12:47 hey excuse me, your low power neutral particle beam accelerator has a flat tire

[@CuriousDroid]

I noticed that, at least they could have pumped it up before taking the picture.

[@music-jn3wn]

​Maybe pressure of the tire was ajusted for elevation purposes?@@CuriousDroid

[@David-yo5ws]

@@music-jn3wn Or to get it under the garage door? LOL, I like all the comments here.

[@JarrodBaniqued]

Ironic that it’s in the National “Air” and Space Museum; you’d think they’d have a bicycle pump lying around somewhere

[@E_y_a_l]

They might have intentionally deflated it in order to keep it from moving since it's just a towed cart and doesn't have any brakes.

[@aliceanderson5154]

16:05 -- the pc in the back pukes out a cd after the pulse. E-vomit.

[@ssrami]

That's quality 😂 Nice spot

[@sheevone4359]

Vomit.exe

[@whatever5637]

E-vomit 😂 That's good one 👍

[@whatever5637]

If that PC had feelings, it would get Embarrassed in front of Other PC's

[@games1004]

Good catch! XD... also, the pc in the front right apparently recovered after a couple seconds.

[@dirkbruere]

Allegedly true story about the nuclear pumped Xray laser... Engineers: It's not going to work. We need ten to the twelve joules and we are only getting ten to the six. Managerment: Don't be so pessimistic - we are half way there!

[@igorthelight]

I get it :-)

[@David-yo5ws]

Yep, management were inversely square rooted right from the start. We are so fortunate that the laws of physics makes it harder and harder for us to kill ourselves. Ya can't beat a good ol' piece of metal with an explosive or rocket behind it, to blow something apart.

[@paulembleton1733]

lol

[@naveenarora6467]

Oh I had to read twice to get it.. does that make me dumb??? Wait a second!! I work in the management... Oh u sonofa***** XD

[@blakebuchanan1420]

The progress line is here and we are down here trending flat, sooooo we are asking for people to work weekends and off Fridays to close the gap and get closer to the line... (pace-palm)

[@brynclarke1746]

14:26 finally, a practical application for tinfoil hats!

[@CarlosAM1]

Ooooh...

[@TheExoplanetsChannel]

:O

[@UltraNyan]

aaaand people call me crazy for wearing tinfoil in the public

[@unitedspacepirates9075]

Connect to earthground to create a faraday cage for the brain, otherwise it's an antenna.

[@hazelhello7276]

@@UltraNyan twitter, facebook even block your account if you say RF wave can used to attack people .

[@Mirandorl]

16:04 watch the CD drive of the PC at top middle

[@andie_pants]

Nope. Nope. Nope. Nope. Nope. - the CD

[@lst1nwndrlnd]

Thats cool, it was fully running at the time

[@MrSqu1nty]

Wrong format, I'm told it tastes terrible.

[@reggiep75]

'This is a DVD R- disk, I only use DVD R+ disks.. Out you go, peasant!'

[@stephen9869]

@@andie_pants LOOOL

[@ikennaenwelum7798]

Damn, that shirt is a direct energy weapon to my eyes

[@David-yo5ws]

I was looking forward to the obligatory shirt joke, LOL, you didn't disappoint me. Thumbs up. ;-) (first one I found)

[@TheExoplanetsChannel]

Haha

[@Mortequal]

I got so distracted by it that I spilled my beer, dropped the phone and bust a toe, all within a minute.

[@StuSaville]

Weird thing is that when you pause the video his shirt keeps moving...

[@jimmytwotime8004]

@@StuSaville Lol

[@ShashaTe]

You are my favorite technology engineering and science channel.

[@TheExoplanetsChannel]

Yes

[@makersmark5607]

12:41 😄 All that high powered tech and they put it on a wagon with a flat tire.

[@cybair9341]

Mark - Looks like they are struggling to control the basics ! ;-)

[@BionicRusty]

I worked for over two decades as the Account Manager for our company on NGC’s DIRCM Program. The design was always designed as being laser based but for many years, high powered lamps were used because lasers were not powerful enough. Since DIRCM became laser based, the leaps and bounds in laser power has been phenomenal. Awesome video 👏👏👏

[@MudderFukker-m6g]

Engineer: "They've gone from Mach 7 to Mach 50, we'll never get a projectile up to that velocity!" ... ...Photon: "Hold my beer.."

[@AbbreviatedReviews]

7:56 Wait... Ruby rod? I guess that's where they got Ruby Rhod for The Fifth Element...

[@asvarien]

Yeah I hated that guy.

[@_datapoint]

That was my first thought.

[@aliceanderson5154]

It's also a phallic reference.

[@cthulhuhasrisen1009]

@@aliceanderson5154 nice

[@ItsNuxFury]

UN-BELIIEEVABLE!

[@VeritechGirl]

Ahh, that classic thumbnail of Lore trying to roast Wesley Crusher! 😂

[@Hyperious_in_the_air]

They should have let him

[@admiralsquatbar127]

The only person to have successfully roasted Wesley, was Picard. Twice I might add.

[@FQP-7024]

@@admiralsquatbar127 and what a hilarious event both roasts where too

[@StabbyJoe135]

Dont see why he even bothered. Everybody who watched that show already roasted Wesley crusher.

[@VeritechGirl]

WTH? CD changed the thumbnail! Awwwww! 😂😂😢😭

[@fridaycaliforniaa236]

16:05 that computer in the background that instantly ejects its CD and says "screw this, I'm out" 😂

[@jur4x]

Military: we have designed a weapon that can disable electronics in a building Sun: That's so cute! Hold my coronal mass ejection

[@pakde8002]

Military: using these weapons we can target military headquarters but leave hospitals operational. Enemy: move the headquarters to the hospital basement

[@ribbitgoesthedoglastnamehe4681]

@@pakde8002 Military: Theres enemy soldiers there! Also Military: Well, lets just say it was their fault.

[@EarlHare]

My favourite part of this video? When you neglected to mention Star Wars blasters. Pure poetry.

[@tritonmole]

16:04 the cd fell out :D

[@CH-zw7ti]

EJECT! EJECT!

[@andie_pants]

It's like a _sauna_ in here!

[@damianmatras8568]

Yeah, I noticed that too, LoL. :-D

[@strangelee4400]

The microwaves won't hurt you! - Gets decapitated by windows 10 cd.

[@maclokal]

The hell with the laser, my people need me now!

[@MrSaemichlaus]

In a few hundred years, when an occasional EMP civil war breaks out, I will hog the Eiffel Tower for my very own faraday cage.

[@whatever5637]

*Me* : Just finished building my own *ICBM* *Curious Droid* : Makes Video about Future weapons which could Destroy *ICBM's* *Me* : DAMN, ... I need to Upgrade.

[@kuttispielt7801]

WHATEVER Id suggest quantum torpedos

[@whatever5637]

@@kuttispielt7801 Thank you :) I will add that to my List👍

[@fryncyaryorvjink2140]

Put some mirrors on it

[@David-yo5ws]

@@fryncyaryorvjink2140 The 'Evil' WHATEVER could build the ICBM out of scrap SpaceX 301X stainless steel and get his mini-me's to polish it to a mirror-like finish??? ;-)

[@whatever5637]

@@fryncyaryorvjink2140 Yup :) 👍

[@phodder]

7:56 "Every five minutes there's somethin', it's a bomb or somethin'! I'm leavin'! Bzzzzt!"

[@lafeeshmeister]

bzzzzt! kzbin.info/www/bejne/fJu5hmeKdql0mtE

[@stephenparallox]

Hi, I am from the future, and I am happy to say that in your not too distant future, they will definitely exist, and in the US, you will easily be able to pick up a phased plasma rifle in the 40 watt range from your local gun store.

[@PongoXBongo]

Getting closer to a "nope" weapon. With the press of a single button, all your planes fall from the skies, and all your soldiers on the ground drop or run away. Like protection shield. Good stuff. End the battle before it begins.

[@deusexaethera]

A 3.8MT thermonuclear detonation at the edge of space turned night into day for a few seconds. Imagine how much those poor bastards' eyes must've hurt when their night-adapted vision was suddenly blasted with full daylight while their eyes were wide open. The whole damn military base would've gone blind for a couple minutes.

[@seka1986]

Shawn Elliott I’m surprised their eyeballs didn’t liquify!

[@deusexaethera]

@@seka1986: Eyeballs only melt in anime.

[@bernardfender5147]

Don't forget the radiation!

[@killman369547]

@@bernardfender5147 Most of that would've been captured by earth's magnetic field. MOST of it, not all of it.

[@mmatthews61687]

0:14 Evil Data scared the crap out of me when I was little

[@cjclow052]

Get styropro to make one with enough budget he can make a anti ship one

[@OkieDokieSmokie]

Styro is a madman. I wouldn't want to live on the same side of a mountain range as him. Might catch a random laser beam through your window and lose an arm.

[@trevorschauer9680]

@@OkieDokieSmokie rather live on the same side of the mountain as him when the shat goes down though. Last thing anyone ever expected, Lazer sniper rifle..

[@OkieDokieSmokie]

@@trevorschauer9680 yea, and knowing styro he'd make it in an invisible wave length, I can see the headlines now "invisible death beam terrorizes invaders in small mountain town"

[@andysyliboy5754]

Dudee that would be epic

[@scottpainter5503]

That guy is a genius

[@Malamockq]

11:08 This is widely believed to be a myth. The website, Atomic Rocket discussed using reflective surfaces as "armor" against lasers and concluded that they don't work. Basically even minor defects in the reflective material quickly cause heat to spread throughout the frail reflective material, and further degrade the reflective coating, rendering it useless. The best defense against lasers is just to use regular old armor.

[@killman369547]

Pretty much. Against powerful capital-ship grade beam weapons mirrors are going to do literally nothing to stop them.

[@MaxwellAerialPhotography]

Fricken sharks with fricken laser beams on their fricken heads.

[@Mirandorl]

"In the spring we would make meat helmets"

[@alexandercarder2281]

And the sharks with a grin says to its pray “Now I’ve got a laser gun HO HO HO”

[@RonaldMcPaul]

I can't remember why even thought it wasn't practical.

[@DavidCurryFilms]

All we could get hold of were ill-tempered mutated seabass, sir.

[@stephenmorrissey1254]

I saw a documentary in 1977 regarding a laser that could pass through an atmosphere with little issue. Apparently this technology was developed a Long Time Ago in a Galaxy Far, Far Away

[@ChristyMedia-b4x]

I love the way you combine all the story and tell us in one single linear manner. Keep it up, big fan 😊

[@youtube.youtube.01]

The Directed Energy Weapons topic was published in ~ 1975 timeframe in Aviation Weekly and drew considerable discussion in high tech forums. "Star Wars" hadn't yet been produced, so nearly everyone related to "Star Trek" during discussions. The energy requirements were already known to be enormous. Lab synthesized rubies and cubic zirconia were just announced and when they were sold in the public, we knew the NSA was financing weapons grade versions by enabling producers to sell cosmetic grade in great scale. It's ancient history, now.

[@40rtyp]

Your channel is a treasure!!! The way you present history and knowledge is PERFECT!! Thank you for doing this.

[@MastaRikta]

6:53 Did somebody say Ruby Rod? 😏 Super green!

[@colchronic]

I'm old enough to get this reference

[@-TheRealChris]

You push that button, everything we've accomplished for the past 500 years will be finished. Our technology, our way of life, our entire history. We'll have to start all over again. For God's sake's, don't do it Snake!

[@1LEgGOdt]

The name Plissken.

[@chrisbova9686]

They burnt my land with one of these... High park fire... Really appreciate it. Nice world, nice govt...

[@amatthew1231]

"So, how do we deal with protesters? Congress says we cant use fire hoses anymore" "Hmm... I got it" "What?" "Giant fucking microwave"

[@dansimpson6844]

I knew my tinfoil hat would come in handy some day!

[@JoeShockey]

I love your videos. The research that must go into them is impressive. You come off as very credible and knowledgeable. Thank you for creating such high quality content!

[@AngeloArrifano]

16:11 Lol at the CD jumping out from the computer's CD-ROM tray when zapped by an EMP !

[@Sirraoul]

Curious Droid: W.... Me: Click

[@georgem4713]

Same here

[@siddharthha897]

Thank you for publishing these video lessons. They are quite interesting and well done. You have a real knack for writing and then explaining complex subjects in a manner understandable by laypersons. Your research also seems to be quite deep. Without your videos, one would not know this type of information was available for public consumption; assuming much of it would be considered sensitive.

[@MattMajcan]

Does anyone else ever think its crazy how much time and energy is spent researching and preparing for things that never happen?

[@aliensanonymous5063]

It's for the possibility that it may happen but you're absolutely right, the budget for military and NASA is outrageous when it should be going into education etc.

[@ideadlift20kg83]

​@@aliensanonymous5063 Here are just a few of the spin off techs we have gained from investing into the space race. 1. Cell phone cameras. Digital photography technology was developed at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in the 1960s as a way to capture images from long range telescopes. In the 1990s, the technology was miniaturized to enable spacecraft to carry it on board, which led to the ability to make cameras on smartphones inexpensively. 2. Wireless headphones. The first wireless headsets were created so Neil Armstrong and other astronauts could communicate with NASA from the moon, and technology has continued to evolve into today’s Bluetooth technology and other wireless communication devices. 3. Infrared ear thermometers. This easy-to-use device for taking someone’s temperature in seconds started out as a way for space scientists to determine the temperature of distant planets and stars using infrared technology. Now, it enables medical professionals and parents to easily take the temperature of patients, their kids, or anyone in need of medical evaluation. 4. Water purification systems. Originally developed by NASA to use aboard spacecraft, the technology for purifying water supplies is now commonly used in water treatment plants. It keeps contaminants and pollutants from getting into Earth’s water distribution systems and causing widespread disease outbreaks. 5. Solar energy. Solar energy was responsible for two-thirds of the new energy capacity generated worldwide in 2017. Solar energy technology came from space scientists who wanted to find ways to generate energy in space without using fossil fuels, which are heavy to carry and eventually run out. 6. Memory foam. Space scientists developed temper memory foam to make space capsule seats more comfortable for long flights. However, it is now used in mattresses, pillows, shoes, and prosthetic limbs to provide comfort and cushioning for those with chronic pain or who spend long hours on their feet. 7. Fitness Heart Rate Monitors. Equipment used to track the heart rates of astronauts while they were in space or walking on the moon was modified to provide a way to track athletes’ and exercisers’ heart rates and make sure they are within healthy limits. 8. Scratch-resistant lenses. Today’s eyeglasses and sunglasses last longer than their counterparts from a few decades ago because, for just a few extra dollars, the lenses can be made scratch resistant with a special coating that was developed by NASA in order to prevent space equipment from being scratched by debris while astronauts were floating in space. 9. LED medical technology. Current technology, which can be used on tumors resistant to other methods, was developed by NASA to grow food in space and perform other tasks. 10. Dustbuster vacuums. NASA asked Black & Decker to create Dustbusters in 1979 as a handheld device to suck up moon rocks and dust to be studied. The company then applied the technology to portable vacuum cleaners and a new era of cleaning tools was born. 11. Radiant barrier insulation. The type of insulation used in most newly built homes today was developed as a way to protect its equipment and systems from extreme temperatures in space. 12. Baby formula. While researching whether a type of algae could be used to enhance nutrition on long space flights, NASA discovered an ingredient that is now used in baby formula to make it healthier for infants. 13. Laptops. The first portable computers were developed for use during space travel and were later adapted for commercial use by manufacturers. Now, they are the majority of the home computer market. 14. ArterioVision. From attempts to continually improve imaging software to see more of space came ArterioVision-a way to see inside the heart’s arteries and check for blockages before they become life-threatening. Current technologies in development from space studies include several tools that may be used to better diagnose and treat cancer, a way to provide virtual mental health treatment using a computer, and a device that can detect a heartbeat from beneath wreckage when disaster strikes, along with dozens more advances. Space exploration technologies have had and will continue to have a positive impact on countless lives. These advances in technology with create the jobs of the future. Without military investments the internet wouldn't be what it is today. After all it was a military asset to begin with.

[@samcharles1166]

Actually nasa receives hardly any budget compared to the military, I wouldn't put them side by side like this

[@deathwingelitegantz5264]

"Phased plasma rifle in the 40 watt range"

[@slowerthinker]

Hey, just what you see, pal.

[@Tonydjjokerit]

blast or bolt?

[@unitedspacepirates9075]

Lol, try gigavolt plasma accelerator

[@MrMightyZ]

Aha! Now I think I know how the great Ruby Rohd got his name and perhaps why he was fond of making that sound; “It’s RU-BEE ROD!! What's wrong with you?! What you screaming for?! Every five minutes there's a bomb or somethin'! I'm leavin'! BZZZZT!”

[@chinookvalley]

In the 70's when I was a Young Upcoming Professional, Morton Thiokol offered me an unbelievably well-paying job to create such weapons. I am so thankful I said, "No". I'm poor but I can sleep at night. Edit: By the way, the house I live in is built like a Faraday Cage, because, I wonder, who did get that job?

[@michaeltupuhi2751]

God is going to welcome u to Heaven my friend.. Bless you 💙

[@killman369547]

Yeah. Honestly if you ask me. Until hostile aliens come along and prove that we definitely need energy weapons, we probably don't need energy weapons.

[@hphp31416]

@@killman369547 are you sure that those aliens would wait for us to develop new weapons after arriving?

[@dirkbruere]

Best to think of lasers as long range flamethrowers.

[@jadencm4862]

Why

[@JarrodBaniqued]

I think rockets are best thought of as long-range flamethrowers, considering the many similarities between their operating principles. Except, of course, you expect a rocket to have enough recoil to move.

[@JarrodBaniqued]

As for lasers, they’re kind of like those vibrating quartz crystals in modern watches, except with really high-power photons and mirrors instead of piezoelectricity

[@qzh00k]

Screaming was the first directed energy tool humans invented! It devolved into english though, sad tails.

[@NachoManRandySandwich]

My ex deployed this weapon on me on many an occasion 😂

[@Predator42ID]

Had that happen to me in school, it is terrifyingly effective.

[@MegaTrolleybus]

It's a scientific fact that the destructive power of energy weapons directly correlates to their coolness factor.

[@VF19SExcalibur]

Your channel is incredible, thank you very much for all your work.

[@morzh1978]

In brief - to direct energy, you must have concentrated energy freely and momentarily available at your disposal. Humanity is notoriously energy deficient, and scarcity only increases over time. Most likely you need a nuclear reactor to power them up. This is why it is mostly impractical now and will remain impractical in foreseeable future.

[@Renagade5150]

Great video! Lots of good information about a subject I was very curious about but had very little knowledge. Thanks Curious Droid!

[@Extys]

Wow literally the NEXT day of the video on the same exact topic by New Mind ("Laser Weapons")

[@nickychimes4719]

Varys been plagiarizing again!

[@jamesharvey3993]

Lasers: NOOOOOOO YOU CAN’T JUST EFFICIENTLY IMPART ALL OF YOUR DEADLY KINETIC ENERGY IN ONE GO NOOOOOOO!!!! Haha speedy projectile go brbr

[@JonMcMenamin777]

OMG! Ruby Rhod (5th Element)is actually named after a laser component! Mind blown!

[@julemandenudengaver4580]

Those microwave deterrent on ships in pirate seas like outside of Somalia

[@johntheux9238]

This is also used: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jYuoY5aunpabf8U I ordered a smaller one ^^

[@1LEgGOdt]

Honestly I like the idea that they had with the use of that “Heat Ray” as an active Nonlethal Area of Denial System that uses Microwaves to just heat up the surface layer of skin to make people leave an area without having to discharge a single fire arm or a single loss of life. You also had a system that uses bright green lights to dazzle a person’s vision that they’re temporarily blinded by the after images that are still left floating in your field of view. Just like it does when you look at a really bright light source like the sun or a welders arc flash if you’re not wearing proper eye protection. And they even have a system that focuses sound waves like a laser focusing light photons. You override the sense of hearing then at the point the sound becomes too much to bear will make the person want to drop whatever they’re holding and cover their ears to protect them.

[@readjordan2257]

16:12 unless people inside require electronic wheel chairs, pacemakers, or are operating machinery and the safety is then cut off with loss of power, or the person is in a somewhat compromised position that isnt a problem with electricity. But as far as simplicity goes, pacemakers and similar devices, maybe a diabetic monitor device.

[@hphp31416]

non of those would be at military base

[@marym4569]

They’ve been playing games above my neighborhood the past few weeks under the guise of rain lightning and thunder. I know the constant rumbling thunder was really military aircraft doing some kind of maneuvers with lasers pretending to be lightning.

[@livingcorpse5664]

-Shows a bunch of sci-fi pop culture weapons at the start -Mentions Masers -Doesn't show Maser Tanks from Godzilla films Me: BRO!

[@STOG01]

Did you just say Ruby Rhod? "Here he is, the only and only winner of the Gemini Croquettes contest!"

[@pentagramprime1585]

13:19 How long before this gizmo get's deployed to Seattle?

[@jebise1126]

it was already deployed.

[@damianketcham]

Jebi Se Well, let me know which feed has Antifa minions getting vaporized so I can get some popcorn and watch.

[@pentagramprime1585]

@@damianketcham I was hoping the Generals would come to their senses and turn it on the President the next time he goes for a walk. Not a coup, just helping him with that spray on tan.

[@neeneko]

@@jebise1126 They deployed LRADs, not ADS. They have some visual similarity, but use sound instead of microwaves.

[@deadwingdomain]

@@damianketcham why, Do you love your Nazi friends so much!?

[@jeffpkamp]

lol, I always love in the CHAMP video, if you watch the computer in the far back, it throws a CD out of the CD ROM. I'm not sure how that works, but its pretty cool.

[@n-steam]

The pulse destroys transistors (electrically controlled switches). The eject mechanism is controlled by a transistor that powers up the motor. This transistor happened to fail as a short circuit (permanently switched on). If you were in the room, you would have no doubt heard that cd-drive clicking and grinding away, with the motor still turning even with the tray fully extended.

[@albertjackinson]

Every one of your videos is interesting and engaging. And it amazes me how beam weapons are being used in the military. I can see why they will be used in space warfare, if things get that far. Very ieresting stuff.

[@stevemickler452]

Another possible solution is to use the laser to power a laser rocket. The laser energy is far lower and the kill certain. A 5000s Isp laser rocket using a pulsed laser impringing on plastic was demonstrated years ago. This means speeds 10 times what chemical rockets can do and with proper design a simple passive interceptor..Thought of this when I saw a patent from the late 50's by the RAND folks that used a microwave rocket powered passive beam rider.

[@BCElginTex]

When I was a kid in the 1960's, we all called them ray guns.

[@lafeeshmeister]

When I was a kid in the 1990s, we called them blasters and phasers, I think because of the influence of Star Wars and Star Trek on our young minds. We would use the term "laser" to refer to one mounted on a starfighter (which I suppose you might have called a rocket ship). I wonder if you called them ray guns because of Flash Gordon? Regardless, it would be fascinating to read a history of the evolving language of science fiction.

[@Марк.Фетнов]

When I was a kid in the 80's we called him Ronald Ray gun.

[@blurglide]

If directed energy weapons become common, I predict a return to shiny, reflective aluminum-skinned (or stainless steel) airplanes again, as well as missiles.

[@gteckgames2078]

Welp, I know what StyroPyro's next project is gonna be

[@raztaz826]

Lol the DJI-phantom menace at the end.

[@HeliRy]

Energy weapons in space are the one thing that always got under my skin in sci-fi. In empty space, there is no “dog fighting” with laser beams lol. It’s like handing laser pointers to two people in a fencing competition. No need for fancy moves, the quickest on the button... wins. Picard: Ensign, execute pattern Omega Delta 3! Ensign: Aye aye Captain! Klingons: Enemy ship had moved a little bit in that direction. Should... should I still kill them instantly with a disruptor blast from 10,000 miles away? Oh please let me kill these idiots.

[@xBINARYGODx]

Phasers in ST are not lasers. In universe they are classified as particle weapons - nadion particle beams (the nadion is space magic that sounds like physics - because Trek does that a lot so the universe feels beleivable, but they get to do neat things that physics likely doesnt actually allow - like transporters)

[@hphp31416]

if you are faster than light and fight at 1000000 km from each other you can evade lasers

[@molochi]

Though not mentioned in the video, the technology to field lasers capable of blinding (permanently) soldiers at several hundred meter ranges, has been around for a while now. There's a Geneva accord banning such use of lasers iirc, but it's really just an added feature for vehicular mounted targeting lasers with a software upgrade.

[@BRUXXUS]

Seems like the best bet is those particle beam weapons, especially if we can find higher temperature superconductors. I'm honestly a little surprised this isn't being actively researched and developed (as far as we know). We have superconductors that work at LN2 temps, which is cheap and fairly easy to contain and work with. Hmm...

[@aidanstenson7063]

I am reading the book ignition by John D Clark, and it mentions a strange idea called a ram rocket, a monopropellant rocket inside of a ramjet that uses the rocket to get up to velocity and the rockets exhaust gases to act as fuel. I'm curious if anyone knows more about this?

[@L33tSkE3t]

Copper mesh makes a great Faraday Cage. I wonder if they could be utilized to shield critical computer systems. I know that the Boeing 787, due to its utilization of a Carbon Composite fuselage has a copper mesh around it's exterior layer to deal with lightning strikes.

[@Shinzon23]

That is actually how they do nuclear EMP proofing of sensitive electronics is to have a wire mesh cage around the electronics that is emitting a faint electromagnetic field too hopefully either absorb the EMP pulse or to degrade it to the point it doesn't damage the electronics inside

[@ufohunter3688]

Modulated lasers will be the backbone of long distance sensors and weaponry. If a laser is able to adjust its lazing frequency and power output, It can be used as a long range non-contact sensing, and with enough power, it can make the target vibrate at its natural frequency, until it falls apart at the atomic level, by losing covalent bonds. Your tank made of all that fancy high tech armor, will just turn to dust in front of your eyes.

[@Joe--]

Curious Droid: Will directed energy weapons be the future? Answer: Yes, in fact, the beginnings are already here in some shape or form.

[@thulyblu5486]

Did you miss all the parts where it says it has been tried decades ago and there are somewhat easy countermeasures?

[@illustriouschin]

Yeah we've been throwing trillions into that money toilet since the cold war. We'll be seeing that trickle down effect any day now.

[@ashj_2088]

3:40 / 3:45 CHECK IT OUT turned night into day

[@Joe--]

@@thulyblu5486 Exactly. In fact, it was reported years ago that some mist or water vapor could block out the laser xD

[@Joe--]

@@illustriouschin Lol, agreed. The military-industrial-complex will always find ways to waste money. Remember when Dick Cheney & that group was in charge? Even for small dents in vehicles they'd use it as an excuse to replace the whole thing

[@davidwright8432]

Thanks! Useful & informative - as usual! Pardon me while I put on my aluminum foil onesie. (Plastic snaps!)

[@apokalipsx25]

16:08 The PC in down right corner has forgotten how to play dead ))

[@joemama.556]

the targeted high power micro wave system could be very very useful against whale poachers in the sea, just force them to leave their ship. fry all their electronics, since that fight is carried mostly by civilians it could be a great tool

[@uss_04]

Do the DEW (Directed Energy Weapon)

[@chinookvalley]

With the color of antifreeze, I must wonder, could it be???

[@paulyiustravelogue]

I believe it was over a year ago I messaged you, and hope that you would make an episode on the Boeing YAL-1 project. Although it is not a stand-alone episode of its own, thanks so much for featuring it in this episode with good information.

[@zhess4096]

Lasguns for everyone, guardsmen!!!

[@simongeard4824]

Might as well just point a flashlight at the enemy...

[@skizzik121]

"And a nuclear bomb replaces the flash tube" WTF EDDY¿¡!? Bit nuts mate!!!!

[@flagmichael]

It'll be fine! Just stand back a bit.

[@Themayseffect]

Thanks Curios for putting us all on the same FBI watch list as you.

[@ColossalSwordFormAndTechnique]

They used it since 2018. last I heard. And still in 2020, California is the main practice target. The laser weapons are impressive, they even cut houses cleanly like cake. And leave trees in peace.

[@michaeltupuhi2751]

Yeh bro seen the remainings of it worldwide at present fuk it's wicked aye

[@webarchitect]

02:26 - "projectile can do a lot of damage...because they have a lot of mass". Not excactly! They have not only the mass, but also the speed. And the speed is also important since the kinetic energy E = (m*V^2) / 2. The velocity in square. The trick is to achive more velocity, not making the projectile heavier! Regarding the light - it has no mass, so according to the formula the speed doesn't matter, event if it's the biggest speed in the nature. Multiply anything by the zero and you get the zero. So the principle of transfering energy by the light is different than the kinetic. So I think it's important to understand exactly why, and not just oversimplifying everything.

[@bobthebomb1596]

Talk about taking a comment out of context!

[@n-steam]

A clever comment, but photons can be described as having mass. More specifically, they have momentum. Their mass is zero when at rest, but they are never at rest. The point he was trying to make was that lasers lack the penetration power (joule for joule) that projectiles have.

[@webarchitect]

@@bobthebomb1596 , well, the context is don't mess the kinetics(mechanics) with the wave radiation, saying phrases like "subatomic particles or light have virtually no mass, so you need a huge amount of them". This is not because of the mass at all! This is because so called "direct energy weapons" like laser work by changing target's internal energy, heating it. And it takes a lot of energy to heat and burn something even if it's close. So the main problem is how to send huge amount of electromagnetic energy fast and far enough towards the target. So it's sad that the video simplifies things. So if one doesn't know physics they will believe everything they would be said. But who cares? Push "like", entertain, don't explore!

[@SephirothRyu]

The biggest issue with a directed energy weapon is the ability potentially reflect them. Should they become more prevalent, there will be very real development in coatings to prevent such photonic-based weapons from being effective.

[@talesmaschio]

Life imitates art. Or something like that. Also true for the pandemic.

[@pauljensen6699]

Your pedantic attention to detail is impressive kenny

[@TrekStar-lx4xg]

Now I know where Mark Felton got his intro music from lol🤣

[@BigBubbaloola]

At the 7:00 minute mark, that needs to be sent out to people every time they begin to carp on about how"dangerous" 5G is.

[@dirkbruere]

Not true about hand held energy weapons needing a vast amount of power. If a femtosecond laser pulse delivered (say) 500J to you it would be like being hit with a baseball bat swung by a gorilla. The mechanism would be plasma ablation reaction.

[@Revan1st]

I am glad I came over this youtube channel. There is so much information to soak up, and all interesting. To boot there is a good comentator, whit a neat voice.

[@Captain-Cardboard]

_Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side, kid._

[@Predator42ID]

Yes but Solo allow me to show you a cool trick with your blaster. Stripper clip loads rounds, rack and voila now you have a C96 pistol which can kill jedi with ease. Your welcome.

[@avgvstvs96]

That's why this comment reminded me of god. There will come a point in human evolution where we have become mature enough to handle something like this. That time is not now.

[@AtheistOrphan]

AVGVSTVS - So many gods though!

[@AinsleyHarriott1]

Thank you for another excellent CD video :D

[@CuriousDroid]

Thank you too!

[@Dethred1]

Just finished watching the TNG episode "Hero worship". Crazy to find this latest CD video literally minutes later.

[@AluminumOxide]

In the first terminator movie Dr. Silberman mentions Kyle trying to bring laser ray guns through the wormhole time machine to 1984, but obviously he didn’t.

[@pentagramprime1585]

"Anyone not wearing 3 billion sun block is gonna have a really bad day. GET IT?!"

[@UncleKennysPlace]

Technically any gun is a directed energy weapon.

[@David-yo5ws]

Except the Scatter Gun. Hope I didn't blow your comment ;-) (Evil laugh: he he he)

[@AttilaAsztalos]

Well, that one too, it's just high divergence... :P The clue is that if you're willing to stick around to fire it, it's directed...

[@David-yo5ws]

@@AttilaAsztalos LOL So funny.

[@naveenarora6467]

Including Top gun... XD Get it? Coz it was *"directed"* XD XD hahahaha... huhhh somebody's laughing out there

[@whynottalklikeapirat]

It appears Lord Varys, upon miraculously surviving that blast of dragonfire went on to focus on energy weapons of the future

[@flagmichael]

Inspiration!

[@whynottalklikeapirat]

@@flagmichael Dragonfire will do that to a dude ...

[@Nilguiri]

16:05 "Leave civilian sites like hospitals untouched." Israel, USA and Saudi Arabia: "Why would I want to do that? Do you have one that specifically targets schools, and children's hospitals?"

[@xTheUnderscorex]

All US strikes leave civilians untouched, they just define anyone killed as a combatant.

[@bowlampar]

Directed Energy at present stage of development may not be able to destroy enemy incoming hypersonic missile totally, but it can be used to reduce or limit their destructive power to certain extent. It should be a part of a 'wholesome' air defensive system instead of just a standalone weapon system.🤔

[@darrensmith6999]

Amazing as always providing food for thought, Thank You. (:

[@ericphan5857]

Security camera is most unexpected most underrated sniper of all over the world