☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 7 days agoUp to 100 gigawatts: China unveils its high-power microwave weapon arsenalwww.scmp.comexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up141arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up137arrow-down1external-linkUp to 100 gigawatts: China unveils its high-power microwave weapon arsenalwww.scmp.com☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square11fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaredavel [he/him]@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16arrow-down1·edit-27 days ago100 GW means nothing without knowing how long you’ll run it. One second at 100 GW is about 28 MWh, and 1 MWh of electricity in the US costs about $25, so that’s around $700 per second.
minus-squareNonconfrontational@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up13·edit-27 days agoSounds cheaper than those guns that shoot missiles down with bullets, though I could be wrong.
100 GW means nothing without knowing how long you’ll run it. One second at 100 GW is about 28 MWh, and 1 MWh of electricity in the US costs about $25, so that’s around $700 per second.
Sounds cheaper than those guns that shoot missiles down with bullets, though I could be wrong.