That's some cool sh!t...

 

did somebody say 'vaperize"?

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Bernie
[B]


Iwish I could say the same for yours!!

 

There are many lasers in use today in industrial environments that can do the things that you talk about.
The problem in using them as weapons is that in order to use it effectively, needs to be easily portable, and the power consumption for these types of lasers is quite substantial.

As for as the temperature generated using lasers, the fusion project that existed in Princeton (Tokamac) used a number of very high power lasers to produce the heat and pressure necessary for fusion to occur.

It is not difficult to focus a laser output to actually have an extremely higher power density (power per unit area) the trick is doing it small and for extended periods of time.