World's most powerful laser fires most powerful laser blast in history

[ErikStenger]

Fact: One pulse of energy lasted for just 23 billionths of a second, yet it generated 411 trillion watts of power -- 1,000 times more than the entire United States consumes at any given instant.

National Ignition Facility fires record laser shot : Nature News & Comment

 

[Dirty-Lex]

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[2Tartu]

my cat'd be amazed.