Well, say India and Pakistan lost their minds and bombed the bondoozle out of each other. We wouldn't see the direct effects but experience the side effects, and that scares me more than the bomb itself.
All I can think about when it comes to that parabolic mirror are a) that dummy that left one in the trunk of his car, or b) Futurama for some reason.
Also, remember this story? That was fun times. For a while.
Podcast about it:
http://podbay.fm/show/643055307/e/14...31?autostart=1