# Can we start ground fires with space lasers?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-start-ground-fires-with-space-lasers/932132>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 3, 2021, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-start-ground-fires-with-space-lasers/932132 "2021-02-03T13:12:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2021, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-start-ground-fires-with-space-lasers/932132/44 "2021-02-04T16:47:55Z")

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Well we used to have a technology here at the Dope that was [our go to response](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1920s-style-death-ray/307355) to these types of scenarios.

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/-jd8K0d0kYc/maxresdefault.jpg "Sightings: "Tesla's Death Ray" (10/28/95)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jd8K0d0kYc)

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