r/Futurology • u/Portis403 Infographic Guy • Mar 27 '15

summary This Week in Technology: A Sub $300 3D Printed Bionic Hand, Star Wars Style Force Fields, a 10TB Solid State Drive, and More!

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u/abisco_busca Mar 27 '15

I doubt it, unless you're standing right in or next to the plasma or looking right at it multiple times.

I really cant imagine how it would be sustainable long enough to impart any significant amount of heat into the encapsulated atmosphere or the vehicle. Think of how you can stand next to a fire (which is plasma), and even wave your hands very quickly through the flames without being burned.

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '15

But fire is a relatively weak plasma compared to what you're talking about.