Airborne Laser

[billyruffn]

Has nothing to do with sailing, but hop over to HotAir.com and have a look at this:

Hot Air » Blog Archive » Video CGI: Airborne laser destroys scud missile

Wonder when they'll have it miniaturized and cheap enough for a masthead mounting. Wicked way to keep the pirates at bay.

President Reagan would have loved it.

[TrueBlue]

I can see it now, my masthead mounted ABL, with pinpoint targeting to hit the sweetspot of an approaching Sportfisherman engine's electronic ignition modules - thereby spoiling their plans of rudely throwing wakes across our bow.

[Cruisingdad]

I bet you could light a grill in high winds with one of those too. Sweet.

- CD

[rennisaint]

Damn! I got all excited when I saw the title and thought I'd see a Laser scow flying through the air....

[Bardo]

I do science and technology insertion for the US Navy, and we just got some briefs on nano-technology applications you would not believe. The mast mounted laser is not beyond our reach now. And a few other Star Trek gags are coming up soon too. Wild wild world.

[Valiente]

COLREGS adherence is due for a real upswing.

[sailingdog]

Anyone else notice that CD never talks about sailing in higher winds...but worries about lighting his grill in them...

Originally Posted by Cruisingdad

I bet you could light a grill in high winds with one of those too. Sweet.

- CD

[Idiens]

Maybe CD could get his batteries recharged in a couple of milliseconds of laser focus on his solar pamella's