Using light instead of electricity, does that mean you're immune to the electromagnetic pulse that the aliens will send down and cripple our civilization? It is a big, it actually is a, it's a very important point you bring up. We're immune to electromagnetic interference. So you could potentially use these things in like MRIs or other places where magnetic fields can penetrate or electric fields. And be resistant to aliens. Every time the aliens come, they shut off your electricity. Yeah, but the EMP.
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