this post was submitted on 06 Nov 2024
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Original static webpage version: https://what-if.xkcd.com/13/

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago

The guy that writes this sounds like a clever chap. Maybe we can get him to design the sorting algorithm for Lemmy?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

Yeah, but what if you had deathstar levels of power at your disposal? It’s not going to be merely laser ablation at that point, now is it?could you really blow up the whole moon, just like Alderaan?

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Tldw or tldr: Nothing. Far too little power.

I suggest you read the script. It's very entertaining and very informative.