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Re: 2009 Mars Rover Features Laser Cannon, Badonkadonk Butt (Updated)

rover_25_parts — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 18:30:24 -0000

What an amazing invention!
Very useful and fabulous, it will do that is good something for out existence in this earth.

Re: 2009 Mars Rover Features Laser Cannon, Badonkadonk Butt (Updated)

mark — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 14:59:48 -0000

Please, I don't read after the jump. I just head straight to the comments.

Re: 2009 Mars Rover Features Laser Cannon, Badonkadonk Butt (Updated)

dponce80 — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 11:06:21 -0000

Well, Mark, Evan does mention that the MSL will be powered by nuclear power.

Re: 2009 Mars Rover Features Laser Cannon, Badonkadonk Butt (Updated)

mark — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 09:11:48 -0000

I agree Mars is cool but is worth all the money? I mean the cost of launching the weight of that thing will be around 17 mil.
Also do you know how that laser will be powered? I am thinking it would need a tiny nuclear reactor on board. I think the Chinese built a nuclear rover but I could be wrong.

Re: 2009 Mars Rover Features Laser Cannon, Badonkadonk Butt (Updated)

Evan Ackerman — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 05:14:04 -0000

Oops, amazing what a difference a little "m" makes versus a big "M." Let me try and redeem myself by mentioning that the MSL laser only fires for 5 nanoseconds, which means that (if I did my math right this time) the Spyder can sustain a pulse for 720 billion times longer before running out of juice.

Re: 2009 Mars Rover Features Laser Cannon, Badonkadonk Butt (Updated)

Grumpf — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 04:58:07 -0000

250 mW = .25 W = .00025 KW = .00000025 MW =.00000000025 GW so yeah, you're right. Try to hook up 4 billions spyders and then you may be able to vaporize a little stone...