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Title: Underwater Dracon Beams
Post by: Darth Zakryn on February 16, 2011, 04:42:43 PM
Ok in #36 we see Dracon beams firing underwater. How is this POSSIBLE? Heat dissipates underwater, doesn't it? And fire certainly cannot be started underwater. This makes absolutely no sense and seems more like magic alien ray beams that true science. Ideas?
Title: Re: Underwater Dracon Beams
Post by: Morilore on February 16, 2011, 05:54:51 PM
Heat dissipates at a finite speed, and we have no idea what the operating mechanism of Dracon beams are anyway.  However, H.B.C. does provide us the tidbit that they risk murdering their users if fired in a heavy fog (!?!?), so that does raise an interesting point.
Title: Re: Underwater Dracon Beams
Post by: Chad32 on February 16, 2011, 06:12:44 PM
I don't know enough about how water effects laser beams to give an opinion on this. I would assume the range would be short, and the ensuing bubbles and such from the shot would obscure vision too much for it to be practical.
Title: Re: Underwater Dracon Beams
Post by: Phoenix004 on February 16, 2011, 06:17:19 PM
We can assume they would be less effective, but clearly they still function. Perhaps they already modified them for use in water.
Title: Re: Underwater Dracon Beams
Post by: Tim Bruening on August 01, 2015, 01:07:35 AM
Ok in #36 we see Dracon beams firing underwater. How is this POSSIBLE? Heat dissipates underwater, doesn't it? And fire certainly cannot be started underwater. This makes absolutely no sense and seems more like magic alien ray beams that true science. Ideas?

Book 45: The Anis fire Dracon beams under water in the Yeerk Pond.  Some Yeerks get broiled.