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Uploaded by on Apr 9, 2008

A brief capture of the highly secured area holding the Petawatt laser--the most powerful laser in the world-- at the University of Texas.

Taken with phone cam. Only five people have access, so forgive the quality.

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  • Now all you have to do is find a night club who'll buy one.

  • It doesn't slice anything - not planets, moons or metal. It does exist at the University of Texas (Google anyone?). It is exceptionally POWERFUL, but not very ENERGETIC. Because it fires for such a tiny amount of time it only produces about 100 Joules. However it's still super-useful for physics experiments, just not for cutting and destroying.. lol.

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  • I find this extreemely difficult to beleve, 1, thats a rediculous amount of power - where would it come from? even a massive industrial generator for cities doesnt put out anything near that. 2, previously, i was finding that there wasnt anything above 20-45 megawatts. I find that this is a rather large gap to cross. 3, i dont even think a 2ft copper rod would be able to conduct that much without institaneously melting, seeing that this is a rediculous amount of power.

  • how much can this bastard cut when fired?

  • 1 petawatt=

    1.000.000.000.000.000.000 Watt

  • i want kfc with fries.

  • i'd buy OVER NINE THOUSAAAAAAAND!

  • I have a puny red laser that gives out 5 mw.

    Now times that by...... i don't Knooww........say about... uh, 20 quadrillion? and you get that frikin doomsday planet slicer. lol

    can it actually slice a planet in half, say the moon?

    I would engrave my face into the moon and have a little caption: F%#@ YOU!!! lolololololololzerz

    P.S. i know the moon is not a planet, just how stupid do you think i......uh.....what's that word.....oh, i know,: am XD.

    P.S.S. lol

    P.S.S.S. Rolf copter roxorz my boxorz!:D

  • I can think big

  • I have. Its small than you think tho....

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