Cheap energy from space or new 'Rods from the Gods' superweapon? You make the call - our phone lines are open (www.yahoo.com)

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"We can send energy to remote regions and areas devastated by war or natural disaster."

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[-] thegreekgeek@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

They totally whiffed on the scifi weapon reference, this is obviously an early version of a Low Orbit Ion Cannon.

[-] slowmovingtarget@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Cue Tim Curry shouting "SPACE!"

[-] slowmovingtarget@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Rods from God are actually... impractical. Controlling where the rods fall turns out to be much much harder than the idea makes it sound.

I suppose if you want non-nuclear ways to wipe out cities, sure. But it doesn't help if your target is much tighter, like military hardware or ships.

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