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[โ€“] [email protected] 9 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

Light? I mean they're light sails, right? ๐Ÿ˜†

(I'll see myself out)

[โ€“] Zachariah 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Is lobster sauce made out of lobsters, or is it made of something else and you put it on lobsters?

[โ€“] AnUnusualRelic 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It's made by lobsters. It doesn't matter what they make it of, or where it goes.

[โ€“] Zachariah 1 points 3 weeks ago

actual LOL from me

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

Oh man youโ€™ve beat me to it

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago

The best material would be something thin and shiny like mylar, no?

[โ€“] just_another_person 3 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

What do Space Pirates use? Let's use that.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

I would guess that the solution is in the name. Why else would they be light sails if they weren't made of light? Who's running this program?

[โ€“] AnUnusualRelic 1 points 3 weeks ago

Pixels, I think.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

Gigantic lenses to burn away bad people.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago