Horatius
NWO Kitty Wrangler
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All kidding aside, though, I'd anticipate this Beam Weapon o' Doom to have a significant and noticeable diffraction limited effect, given the size of the beam, it's anticipated origin, and the power levels involved.
You'd almost surely see a Gaussian distribution of damage, leaving quite ordinary craters. The only alternative would be to see Fraunhofer patterns. Clean-edged circles, though -- just not possible.
Pathetic. Even if you buy every step of his argument, it still points 180 degrees away from his conclusions...
There you go, bringing facts into it again. When will you guys learn?