A4_13 Dr. Evil’s “Laser”

Authors

  • Joshua Ford University of Leicester
  • Peter Millington-Hotze University of Leicester
  • Elsa Monget University of Leicester
  • Alex Blewitt University of Leicester
  • Josh Finn University of Leicester

Abstract

In the film Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, Dr. Evil threatens to blow up Washington, D.C. by using a laser located on the moon. In this paper, we investigate the energy needed to blow up the Earth with this type of laser and explore the characteristics a laser like this would have. We also comment of the feasibility of the laser. We have discovered that this laser would have to have an energy of 2.26×10^32 J and is not even theoretically possible.

Author Biographies

Joshua Ford, University of Leicester

Fourth year student at the University of Leicester.

Peter Millington-Hotze, University of Leicester

Fourth year student at the University of Leicester.

Elsa Monget, University of Leicester

Fourth year student at the University of Leicester.

Alex Blewitt, University of Leicester

Fourth year student at the University of Leicester.

Josh Finn, University of Leicester

Fourth year student at the University of Leicester.

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Published

12/07/2019

How to Cite

Ford, J., Millington-Hotze, P., Monget, E., Blewitt, A., & Finn, J. (2019). A4_13 Dr. Evil’s “Laser”. Physics Special Topics, 18(1). Retrieved from https://journals.le.ac.uk/index.php/pst/article/view/3396

Issue

Vol. 18 No. 1 (2019): Physics Special Topics

Section

Articles