Making a building crumble to dust with my Bond villian Orbiting destructor ray

krd

Oregano_State wrote: »

Have a look at a Jablonski diagram and get back to me.

Why don't you get back to me - I don't see where you're getting molecular momentum in there.

And you can post diagrams here.

In Flourescence, non radiative processes lower the energy of excited electrons so the emitted photons can be of a lower energy. The degree to which this process occurs is expressed by the quantum yield.

Yes, I know the term is "non radiative", but the molecule will radiate.

krd

Oregano_State wrote: »

I forgot that this had to be an orbiting device. Makes it more mobile and fear-inducing I suppose, but is a very expensive requirement. Seeing as we are on a budget and all.

The plan is to trick Richard Branson into funding the thing - like it's some kind of orbiting eco hotel for rich people.

And once it's ready, our first test firing will be Richard on his private Island.

"Yes, Mr. Branson....the orbiting hotel is nearly fully operational......our technicians are just putting the final touches to it right now.......Oh, and Mr. Branson, I hear you're going to have some very hot weather on the island today.......please be careful and don't forget to wear your sunblock - Good day Mr. Branson".


-* video link ends * -

-* Ominous music slowly swells *-

"Gunter, I think it's time we lost our virginity....Show Richard the hot bargain he's bought his way into. "

Capt'n Midnight

krd wrote: »

And once it's ready, our first test firing will be Richard on his private Island

I can see it now , massive special effects, flames, a house on fire , a figure appears through the smoke, it's Kate Winslet and she's carrying Branson's 90 year old mother ...


'cept this actually happened last August
and he's probably upgraded the defences since.


Things that have made buildings crumble to dust include earthquake bombs. (just a drop a very big bomb from very high up so it penetrates deep into the earth before it goes off)

You could also use sound energy but not easy from orbit.


The original idea of getting bonds to break doesn't really work. Many plastics used out doors are black because carbon is added to protect the bonds from UV damage. Also you are restricted to using radiation that isn't adsorbed by the atmosphere. The atmosphere looks transparent but in reality can be thought of as being 10m of water but with different absorption spectrum (more than 10m if you aren't directly overhead). During WWII the USAF had terrible problems with one model of radar that worked fine on the test ground back home, it was unusable in the Pacific because it was using a wavelength attenuated by water vapour.

krd

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

The original idea of getting bonds to break doesn't really work. Many plastics used out doors are black because carbon is added to protect the bonds from UV damage.

I was thinking that there might be, with a bit of luck, even a single bond that might be susceptible. If that were so, getting a bond to vibrate might be enough to weaken the material.

Also you are restricted to using radiation that isn't adsorbed by the atmosphere. The atmosphere looks transparent but in reality can be thought of as being 10m of water but with different absorption spectrum (more than 10m if you aren't directly overhead).

Yes, I had thought of that - but not got around to thinking of the engineering implications. Though it made me wonder, would it be possible to create tornado like vortices. I was also thinking, as you heat the vapours in the air - you might get a mushroom cloud effect - I'm not sure if the beam were hot enough, it might push everything out of its way.

I had been thinking about the problem though - this is why the original collector mirror would have to be huge - well over ten kilometres........the simple way to get around the problem is make the mirror bigger.

During WWII the USAF had terrible problems with one model of radar that worked fine on the test ground back home, it was unusable in the Pacific because it was using a wavelength attenuated by water vapour.

You'd think they'd work that one out on paper, before they set sail. A radar that only works when it's not raining, and there's little humidity, and you're in a desert on a hot day, isn't going to be much use on a ship.

In WWII, one reason Operation Market Garden failed, was the radios they were using worked fine in England, but not in Holland. I think it was because fog near the ground was absorbing all the radio signal - and they weren't getting the bounce off the ionosphere.


But these engineering problems have given me a new idea. X-rays. They should penetrate 10 metres of water without losing much energy, but when they hit the ground, they'll be absorbed within a few metres at the most. It could cause mini earthquakes - the thermal expansion may be more than enough to bring a building down - metal supports would melt - and anyone caught in the ray would cook from their teeth and bones out.