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I was inspired by recent reports of a resurgence of the Star Wars program, favoured by Uncle Ronnie in the '80s.
The usefullness of such a venture has been called into question, as the proposed airbourne laser could suffer from atmospheric interference - thus scattering the beam.
However, no-one
has thought how to protect the missile from such unwanted interference - until now...
I propose the following solution; simply turn the missile into something ressembling a '70s disco glitter Ball. The powerful laser would then be scattered providing a spectacular, albeit brief, disco display.
Each of the mirrors on the missile/globe could be etched with logo of sponsors, advertising global brands such as Coca-Cola[tm], Pepsi[tm] or Hamas. Naturally, more advanced models would incorporate, 'retro' speakers, a smoke machine and a foam generator - giving a more realistic 'disco-feeling' to proceedings.
note: If the US wants to do something useful with lasers, why not display, Jean Michael Jarre-style, "Sadam blows goats" onto the walls of the Iraqi palace.
[BTW, I think the real drivers behind Star Wars program are the video games manufacturers, Sega and Nintendo]
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Actually, Ronald Regan is not my uncle. My uncle is called Robert, or Bob as he prefers... |
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(confusion caused by use of 'disco' and 'stylish' in same sentence)
Way cool, like Iridium on steroids. |
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My uncle is called Nutsy. Bob is my doctor. |
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//If the US wants to do something useful with lasers, why not display, Jean Michael Jarre-style, "Sadam blows goats" onto the walls of the Iraqi palace// |
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Yep, that's funny all right. |
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Beauxeault: I thought it was 'Bob's your uncle'? |
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Yes, when one is using idiomatic phrases, it is "Bob's your uncle." But when I'm gratuitously stroking the egos of a couple of specific fellow halfbakers, my uncle is Nutsy and my doctor is Bob. |
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And your chaser would be? |
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Well, if there's a laser involved, there's bound to be mirrors somewhere. I don't see why they couldn't take the same mirrors and use it for this. |
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