this is sort of unrelated but i think you might be interested in it anyhow:<div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.aist.go.jp/aist_e/latest_research/2006/20060210/20060210.html">http://www.aist.go.jp/aist_e/latest_research/2006/20060210/20060210.html</a></div>
<div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.aist.go.jp/aist_e/latest_research/2006/20060210/20060210.html"></a><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PguNPIXfnOs&feature=related">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PguNPIXfnOs&feature=related</a><br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Sep 5, 2010 at 2:07 PM, Joel Jaeggli <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:joelja@bogus.com">joelja@bogus.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
<div class="im">On 9/5/10 1:48 PM, <a href="mailto:travis%2Bml-noisebridge@subspacefield.org">travis+ml-noisebridge@subspacefield.org</a> wrote:<br>
> On Sun, Sep 05, 2010 at 01:42:40PM -0700, <a href="mailto:travis%2Bml-noisebridge@subspacefield.org">travis+ml-noisebridge@subspacefield.org</a> wrote:<br>
>> Hey, once Tesla talked about using a strong UV light (nowadays you'd<br>
>> use a laser) to ionize the air and use it as an electrical conductor<br>
>> to the target.<br>
><br>
> Forgot to add; does anyone know whether anyone actually did this, or<br>
> where the idea went? �Might be useful in zapping vehicles or people<br>
> from a distance (i.e. a tazer without the painful barbs).<br>
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</div><a href="http://www.physlink.com/education/askexperts/ae475.cfm" target="_blank">http://www.physlink.com/education/askexperts/ae475.cfm</a><br>
<div class="im"><br>
> I wonder if you could do something similar to refract E/M waves for a<br>
> specific purpose.<br>
><br>
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