-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- At 10:56 AM 04/26/96 -0700, Alan Olsen <alano@teleport.com> wrote:

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Does anyone have any idea what "more laser material" means?

It means that the laser burns itself up when fired. Either they are pumping gas into the laser and eventually run out or they are using something that is solid or semi-solid (yes, you can make a laser out of Jello!) that becomes non-functional after a certain number of uses.

The plans I have for a somewhat high powered laser (10 watts) requires nitrogen pumped through the tube. Run out of nitrogen and you run out of laser...

The problem with laser based weapons is they are weather dependant. Try using a laser in the rain and see how coherent a beam you get.

To _some_ extent, that's a function of the laser's frequency. An X-ray laser, for example..... :-) Dave "Do not look into laser with remaining eyeball" Merriman -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.2 iQCVAwUBMYBbiMVrTvyYOzAZAQEYogQAsmRIer5N2emPQ5t37WzzmMisHNbgduWS q80aA15xJLkZY62q2IGpvTqUDaY7D2ETfi1rUDs2CC1vYRRmjz5RathGAiLfzfmQ XWIXi1xHxwNxnsa5oPcm7xpQd8LWnZgsbRvvB4NIoU/1ScMZ+qhXQMaUanuU+kbZ KlvmTfom81A= =GYM8 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ------------------------------------------------------------- "Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys." P. J. O'Rourke (b. 1947), U.S. journalist. <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> http://www.shellback.com/personal/merriman/index.htm