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[–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 46 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (83 children)

can disrupt or damage Starlink satellites

Mr. Xi, fire when ready.

[–] unwarlikeExtortion@lemmy.ml 17 points 2 months ago (2 children)

China builds world's first 20GW microwave

For some reason it took me at least 5 reads to notice the word weapon in the title properly.

[–] Ascend910@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 months ago

The stake will be cooked to congratulation

[–] Matty_r@programming.dev 6 points 2 months ago

I'm still going to reheat my leftovers for 2 minutes. No one touchs the power setting.

[–] Nioxic@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

We are at levels not even styropyro can compete with

What does a microwave weapon do?

Edit: can jam drone signals etc

I thought at first, it could pop people like a kitten in a microwave

[–] locuester@lemmy.zip 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

like a kitten in a microwave

Wtf is this something you do?!

[–] Nioxic@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Eh no?

Its a classic urban legend story

[–] locuester@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 months ago

Maybe I’m too old to have heard that. Or it’s geographical. Since I’m not familiar with that - it sounded like your nonchalant attitude simply meant you had tried that before lol

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