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by ars 3866 days ago
> Think 100 zaps a second.

At very low power, not enough power to kill a plant that has lots of water in it.

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Why do you assume low power? :)

While you're at it, attach it into a drone. Useful for animal herding and crowd control as well.

> Why do you assume low power? :)

Because outside of a lab, lasers with enough power to zap and destroy 100 plants per second don't actually exist?

(Not that I've done the math, but you really do need a lot of power.)