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[-] sinkingship@mander.xyz 1 points 4 months ago

I'm curious. What happens to the medium? Does it simply get pushed aside? Or pushed along? Or will it eat up some energy and react to something else?

[-] Tlaloc_Temporal@lemmy.ca 6 points 4 months ago

Much like lightning, a powerful enough laser will ionize the air. That ionized air is hot and rises, just like the ionized gasses from combustion.

A powerful laser will look like a beam of fire.

this post was submitted on 25 Jul 2024
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