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PostSubject: The Day Laser was born!   The Day Laser was born! EmptyFri May 16, 2008 10:19 pm

The Laser beam was invented on this day, 46 years ago.

Google is paying homage to this fact by changing its home-page.
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PostSubject: Re: The Day Laser was born!   The Day Laser was born! EmptyFri May 16, 2008 10:26 pm

Apart from eye surgery, what has the laser done for us?
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PostSubject: Re: The Day Laser was born!   The Day Laser was born! EmptyFri May 16, 2008 10:28 pm

cactus flower wrote:
Apart from eye surgery, what has the laser done for us?

It's very important in astronomy, it can be used to measure very long distances.
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PostSubject: Re: The Day Laser was born!   The Day Laser was born! EmptyFri May 16, 2008 10:33 pm

Ard-Taoiseach wrote:
cactus flower wrote:
Apart from eye surgery, what has the laser done for us?

It's very important in astronomy, it can be used to measure very long distances.

What an age.

Scientist 1: How far away is that? (points indiscriminately into the night sky)
Scientist 2: Ohhh I dunno...
Scientist 3: Wait, I know! We'll use a laser!
Scientist 1&2: *gasp* (while scientist 3 points laser pointer at sky)
Scientist 1: But I can't see the wee red dot?
Scientist 2: Yeah, THATS how far away it is.
Scientist 2&3 exchange a smug knowing glance.
Scientist 1: Morons...
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PostSubject: Re: The Day Laser was born!   The Day Laser was born! EmptyFri May 16, 2008 10:38 pm

cookiemonster wrote:
Ard-Taoiseach wrote:
cactus flower wrote:
Apart from eye surgery, what has the laser done for us?

It's very important in astronomy, it can be used to measure very long distances.

What an age.

Scientist 1: How far away is that? (points indiscriminately into the night sky)
Scientist 2: Ohhh I dunno...
Scientist 3: Wait, I know! We'll use a laser!
Scientist 1&2: *gasp* (while scientist 3 points laser pointer at sky)
Scientist 1: But I can't see the wee red dot?
Scientist 2: Yeah, THATS how far away it is.
Scientist 2&3 exchange a smug knowing glance.
Scientist 1: Morons...

Smile But laser is quite useful.
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PostSubject: Re: The Day Laser was born!   The Day Laser was born! EmptyFri May 16, 2008 10:44 pm

Ard-Taoiseach wrote:
cookiemonster wrote:
Ard-Taoiseach wrote:
cactus flower wrote:
Apart from eye surgery, what has the laser done for us?

It's very important in astronomy, it can be used to measure very long distances.

What an age.

Scientist 1: How far away is that? (points indiscriminately into the night sky)
Scientist 2: Ohhh I dunno...
Scientist 3: Wait, I know! We'll use a laser!
Scientist 1&2: *gasp* (while scientist 3 points laser pointer at sky)
Scientist 1: But I can't see the wee red dot?
Scientist 2: Yeah, THATS how far away it is.
Scientist 2&3 exchange a smug knowing glance.
Scientist 1: Morons...

Smile But laser is quite useful.

And fun pointing at people in the office.
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PostSubject: Re: The Day Laser was born!   The Day Laser was born! EmptyFri May 16, 2008 10:46 pm

cactus flower wrote:
Apart from eye surgery, what has the laser done for us?

CD / DVD players , Precision metal fabrication, distance measurement, spectroscopy, pointing at stuff, and loads more that I can't think of.
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PostSubject: Re: The Day Laser was born!   The Day Laser was born! EmptyFri May 16, 2008 10:49 pm

EvotingMachine0197 wrote:
cactus flower wrote:
Apart from eye surgery, what has the laser done for us?

CD / DVD players , Precision metal fabrication, distance measurement, spectroscopy, pointing at stuff, and loads more that I can't think of.

Printing, kidney surgery, barcode scanning and in dentistry as well.
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PostSubject: Re: The Day Laser was born!   The Day Laser was born! EmptyFri May 16, 2008 10:51 pm

Oh yeh, good ones AT.

Didn't know about the dentistry app. What's that about then ?
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PostSubject: Re: The Day Laser was born!   The Day Laser was born! EmptyFri May 16, 2008 10:56 pm

EvotingMachine0197 wrote:
Oh yeh, good ones AT.

Thanks, EvotingMachine, the printing one is perhaps the most well-known app for laser after eye surgery.

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Didn't know about the dentistry app. What's that about then ?

They use it to find hidden decay, eliminates the need for suturing in soft tissue operations, for root canal work and sculpting gums.
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The Day Laser was born! Tramp_Stamp_Biblical_Love
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PostSubject: Re: The Day Laser was born!   The Day Laser was born! EmptySat May 17, 2008 4:12 am

cactus flower wrote:
Apart from eye surgery, what has the laser done for us?

Personally - I owe my current (if tenous) employment to the Laser - We design and manufacture Lasers which etch and cut up silicon wafers.

www.xsil.com

Mad things alright - even tho I have to go every six months and get my eyes tested as Im exposed to lasers on a daily basis and there has been been this black dot following me around for the last 6 months Very Happy
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The Day Laser was born! Blackdot

Sure it wasn't a regular full stop Edo ?
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The Day Laser was born! Blackdot

Feck! - Good nite - Im outta Here! Laughing
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