The Physics of Starship Firepower- Phasers & Disintregration : 1 discussions
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Here is a explanation of the most iconic weapon in all of Star Trek: The Phaser. Using pop-culture video clips you're sure to recognize, I explain how a phaser is able to both harmlessly make rocks glow and malevolently make unwitting victims disintegrate. Covering a lot of ground including excited electron shells, the definition of "laser," and the States of Matter, there should be something for everyone. This Physics movie is not only the longest I have made yet, it is the longest movie of ANY KIND I have made in years. It covers more concepts than either of my previous two, and has more personally made CGI than every movie I have made for the last 2 years PUT TOGETHER. As such I am glad I could get it finished, as it was my third attempt to make a 3rd movie since the summer, with the first two ideas not quite having enough umph to get off the ground. This was also made virtually entirely on my brand new laptop, which I had to push it as hard as it would go. As such the sound wanders in and out here and there, and I had to render it at a slightly higher resolution than usual to squeeze in a little more quality. So, enjoy. ;) Tags: Star Trek next phasers physics deep space proton kirk spock laser bernard finnigan Battlestar picard

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