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		cwkoss on May 24, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Hypersonic missiles are misunderstood > People thought that mirrored surfaces might just reflect the beam. It turned out that reflective surfaces are actually more vulnerable. Why is this? Definitely counterintuitive.

metal_am on May 24, 2023 [–]

Just because something is reflective in the visible light spectrum doesn't mean it's as reflective in other spectrums, say near-IR.

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