stackyFACTSUnfiltered light is a chaotic mess vibrating in all directions. Throwing up a polarized barrier acts like a rigid fence, aggressively blocking any waves that refuse to align with the allowed gaps.
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Using nothing but a completely absurd array of ordinary mirrors, you can forcefully condense scattered sunlight into an aggressive optical death ray. It…
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