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Scientists Use Lasers to Create Lightning; Using Lightning to Zap Your Enemies Still Pretty Far Off [Science]

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2008-04-15 14:19:26 by posted by Pantha in
You think China inducing rain to prevent a washed-out Olympics is impressive? Whatever. Check this out: a group of scientists has just shot a laser into some clouds and triggered lightning The scientists used "laser pulses to create plasma filaments that could conduct electricity," creating electrical activity within the clouds in a passing...
 
 
 
 
 
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Scientists Use Lasers to Create Lightning; Using Lightning to Zap Your Enemies Still Pretty Far Off [Science]

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2008-04-15 10:19:26 by Adam Frucci in Gizmodo
You think China inducing rain to prevent a washed-out Olympics is impressive? Whatever. Check this out: a group of scientists has just shot a laser into some clouds and triggered lightning The scientists used "laser pulses to create plasma filaments that could conduct electricity," creating electrical activity within the clouds in a passing...
 
 
 
 
 
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Russian Lightning-Strike Deaths Blamed On Cellphones

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2008-07-20 23:22:01 by Will Park in IntoMobile
Cellphones have been blamed for everything from killing honey bees to frazzling our neurons with their deadly electromagnetic radiation . And, with the increasing penetration of mobile phone in all parts of the world, it's not hard to draw casual correlations between cellphone use and all manner of deadly diseases and fatal events. But, there's...
 
 
 
 
 
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The True Story of the Hurricane Katrina Lightning-Laser Memorial and the Peg-Leg Biologist [Lightning Laser Tower]

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2008-07-30 12:00:00 by Jack Loftus in Gizmodo
Joe Davis is telling me about his design for a 110-foot lightning-laser tower that will literally seize a hurricanes force, bottle it up and hurl it angrily back into the sky. Its intended as a memorial for the victims of Hurricane Katrina. Daviswhose official role at MIT is research affiliate associate in the biology departmentplans to name the...
 
 
 
 
 
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Photoshop DIY - How to Make Lightning/Super Nova Effects!

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2008-09-29 18:57:15 by max in zedomax.com
Download latest version of Flash to view video Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Check out this cool Photoshop DIY where the author shows you how to make lightning and super nova effects Apart from the lightning effects, this DIY would be great for playing around with different features of Photoshop in this tutorial i show you how to make a...
 
 
 
 
 
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Nevada Lightning Laboratory Lightning demo at Maker Faire 2008!

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2008-05-07 03:06:55 by max in zedomax.com
Well, these guys were at Maker Faire last year but I missed their show everytime since I had a Maker booth This year, I got the whole footage on tape Download latest version of Flash to view video Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Enjoy Btw, you can find more information about these super-gigantic tesla coils over at Lod.org Boy,...
 
 
 
 
 
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Lightning Guns To Help Fight The War On Terrorism, Old People With Pacemakers

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2008-06-09 12:30:02 by Editor in Geekologie - Gadgets, Gizmos, and Awesome
A company called Applied Energetics is developing lightning guns capable of stalling cars and shorting IEDs from a safe distance. They were originally planning on using them on people, but have since moved to cars and bombs after an unsuccessful attempt at rounding up test subjects (bums). The weapon is expected to be ready within 5-6 years and...
 
 
 
 
 
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When Airplanes Get Hit By Lightning

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2008-07-01 16:00:52 by Editor in Geekologie - Gadgets, Gizmos, and Awesome
 
Not much happens, as the metal shell of the plane acts as a hollow conductor, and the lightning just continues on its way to the ground. But why doesn't the gigantic amount of current, which is in the neighborhood of 20,000 amps for a typical lightning bolt, harm the passengers inside the aircraft? Because the hull of the plane forms a Faraday...
 
 
 
 
 
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Britain's Lightning GT Electric Sports Car

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2008-03-27 08:10:54 by HASH0x8c01aa8 in Newlaunches.com
In a show of sheer engineering talent, after the American Tesla Roadster it time to be wooed by Britain's Lightning GT electric sports car. The prototype of this one is expected to hit the streets by this year end. The Lightning's power figures read 700 horsepower, and 4 second 0-60mph times rivaling Tesla's 3.7 seconds. GT's battery technology...