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What if everyone pointed a laser at the moon? (www.youtube.com)
submitted 1 week ago by threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works to c/xkcd@lemmy.world
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Original static webpage version: https://what-if.xkcd.com/13/

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[–] ladicius@lemmy.world 18 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Tldw or tldr: Nothing. Far too little power.

I suggest you read the script. It's very entertaining and very informative.

[–] Akasazh@feddit.nl 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The guy that writes this sounds like a clever chap. Maybe we can get him to design the sorting algorithm for Lemmy?

[–] Eyck_of_denesle@lemmy.zip 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

For answering or coming up with the questions?

[–] Akasazh@feddit.nl 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Randall Munroe, the writer of the xkcd comic, and these incredible 'what ifs' developed the 'top' sorting algorithm for reddit.

[–] Eyck_of_denesle@lemmy.zip 2 points 6 days ago

Wow. I never knew that. Thanks for the context.

[–] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 week ago

Yeah, but what if you had deathstar levels of power at your disposal? It’s not going to be merely laser ablation at that point, now is it?could you really blow up the whole moon, just like Alderaan?