• MotoAsh@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Laugh all you want, but it’s theoretically possible to start forest firest from a space laser. Atmospheric scatter and all.

    It’s not what happened, but it is technically possible to focus enough energy on one spot with modern lasers.