RE: Research on lasers + high voltage discharges

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Original poster: "Lau, Gary" <gary.lau-at-hp-dot-com> 

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 > -----Original Message-----
 > From: Tesla list [mailto:tesla-at-pupman-dot-com]
 > Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2004 9:48 AM
 > To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
 > Subject: Research on lasers + high voltage discharges
 >
 > Original poster: Teslamad-at-aol-dot-com
 >
 > Did anyone read that post that just went out about that new research
on
 > using lasers to direct high voltage discharges? It looks like one of
the
 > many dreams of tesla! HA HA "Death ray" If you haven't, you should
check
 > out the power point presentation they have at their site. I sure hope
the
 > person that sent the idea to the list is reading this because I lost
the
 > E-mail including the links etc. Please send it again. PLEASE. It was
real
 > intriguing! Imagine, being able to direct (assuming I understood the
 > research correctly) a high voltage discharge with a laser beam. Does
anyone
 > know how this is even possible??? How can a laser which emits photons
(a
 > mass less particle... emphasis) direct a flow of plasma? If anyone
does get
 > a chance to see this again, take a look at the car test. Its amazing!
They
 > shot the laser over the car, sent a discharge along the beam, then cut
the
 > laser and naturally, the plasma found its way to the hood of the car!
 > Someone please respond to this, and please resubmit the link if the
 > original sender is reading this!
 >
 > Thanks again
 >
 > Regards,
 > ~Drew
 >