Is it possible for lightning to...

[DARK0717]

Is it possible to direct lightning to something? Maybe bombarding an area with a line of opposite charged electrons then maybe lightning (or high voltage e-) can be directed to something. In other words, using e- as a projectile or a weapon or something... you get the idea.

[Bufofrog]

Yes, it can be done and is done quite a bit to study lightning.  I do not know about weaponizing it though....

Lightning Rocket

There are some youtube videos that show these rockets and the lightning they 'capture'.

[dimreepr]

13 minutes ago, DARK0717 said:

Is it possible to direct lightning to something? Maybe bombarding an area with a line of opposite charged electrons then maybe lightning (or high voltage e-) can be directed to something. In other words, using e- as a projectile or a weapon or something... you get the idea.

Ask Thor, he does it all the time. 

[DARK0717]

33 minutes ago, dimreepr said:

Ask Thor, he does it all the time. 

lol

 

[studiot]

It may interest you to know that one lightning bolt directs about 10⁷ Joules of energy.

This is the same as about 10 kg of high explosive (HE)

26 minutes ago, DARK0717 said:

lol 

 

 

[DARK0717]

14 minutes ago, studiot said:

It may interest you to know that one lightning bolt directs about 10⁷ Joules of energy.

This is the same as about 10 kg of high explosive (HE)

 

yea, thats why its a good idea to weaponize it XD, but how

[dimreepr]

1 minute ago, DARK0717 said:

yea, thats why its a good idea to weaponize it XD, but how

Get the enemy to fly a kite when it's stormy.

[DARK0717]

1 minute ago, dimreepr said:

Get the enemy to fly a kite when it's stormy.

lol or swing a metal rod while hugging an enemy when its stormy. No seriously

[Sensei]

... the better is to not have enemies.. and not make any enemies...

 

[dimreepr]

3 minutes ago, DARK0717 said:

lol or swing a metal rod while hugging an enemy when its stormy. No seriously

Why would you try to weaponise something you can't depend on when you have something far more powerful, that you can?

[DARK0717]

1 minute ago, dimreepr said:

Why would you try to weaponise something you can't depend on when you have something far more powerful, that you can?

Im just wondering how, since the most powerful projectile there is, is available for free whenever there is a storm and yet we cant use it against our enemies (the ussr perhaps lol)

[dimreepr]

3 minutes ago, DARK0717 said:

Im just wondering how, since the most powerful projectile there is, is available for free whenever there is a storm and yet we cant use it against our enemies (the ussr perhaps lol)

If you're going to quote me, at least read what I said... 

[DARK0717]

8 minutes ago, dimreepr said:

If you're going to quote me, at least read what I said... 

lol sorry bout that

[John Cuthber]

6 hours ago, dimreepr said:

Why would you try to weaponise something you can't depend on when you have something far more powerful, that you can?

Plausible denial.

 

[pzkpfw]

6 hours ago, DARK0717 said:

Im just wondering how, since the most powerful projectile there is, is available for free whenever there is a storm and yet we cant use it against our enemies (the ussr perhaps lol)

So you also want time travel?

[MigL]

That's a sweet looking kitty, Pzkpfw.

[pzkpfw]

3 minutes ago, MigL said:

That's a sweet looking kitty, Pzkpfw.

It has a fist full of doh's.

[Endy0816]

7 hours ago, John Cuthber said:

Plausible denial.

This is so very true.