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|    0something0 to ewu...@gmail.com    |
|    Re: Light needs a surfac    |
|    24 Jan 17 18:31:36    |
      From: sungjunnoh0802@gmail.com              On Tuesday, January 24, 2017 at 5:45:00 AM UTC-5, ewu...@gmail.com wrote:       > Light needs a surface to bounce off, otherwise       > light cannot be detected, for example when in a dark room, a light       > bulb or cfl or LED light is switched on then we can see the furniture, walls       > in that room because the light is bouncing/reflecting of those       objects/surfaces.       > When a laser pointer is pointed at a screen or at a target that spot can be       detected       > because the laser beam falls on the target and bounces back and then is       detected       > by a photosensor.       >       > But, what if it was possible to detect a spot or point of light in just air,       without       > the need of a surface for that spot/point to bounce of.       > What would be the practical applications of such an invention.              Stealth because then you would know which spot to avoid to not get spotted by       light(various frequencies)              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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