movies quotes
Lasers Can Be Utilised For A Multitude Of Things But Often We forget What They Can Do Because We Are Taken In By What We See In The Movies
After the arrival of the laser in the world of science five decades ago, the entertainment industry has increasingly adopted the technology too, and advances in recent times have led to much more complex special effects and other uses in films, as well as improvements to the various means of viewing films and listening to music utilising laser technology.
A lot of people can easily list a few of the practical uses for lasers – as in cutting and welding in industry, Laser eye surgery and skin treatments in medicine, fingerprint identification in forensic science, laser printers for use in the office and so on. But we also witness lasers as part of our total entertainment experience.
There are several obvious uses in the home, such as the CD player and dvd player, but the film and entertainment industry has, over the years, come to realise that there are many ways of using laser technology to enhance their output and make the whole experience more enjoyable for the public.
The laser light show as a concept has been around for about forty years, although over the years a strict code of conduct has come into being controlling the use of lasers in such a way. Early light shows often pointed the lasers into the crowd, not realising that Laser eye damage could be caused to those directly in the line of the beam, and such events are now strictly regulated to prevent such Laser eye damage affecting the public.
Special effects in movies very often use laser technology to enhance the images that are seen on film. On occasions this can be to make the colours more distinct, or to map the intricate detail of the surface of an item which can then be turned into a moving being with aid from computer animation software.
The film industry also loves the idea of being able to use lasers in films – mostly to cause death and destruction to the bad guys. Most film fans are familiar with light sabres and the kind of sci-fi films which engage laser weaponry to take aim at the enemy. But the truth is that such scenes are totally unrealistic.
Wielding a laser in the same fashion as a sword would be unachievable because a laser is an infinite beam of light, and not a defined ‘blade’ of a finite length, and in any case, two beams of laser light would simply pass through each other rather than crash against each other. Plus, using laser guns to blast at an alien spacecraft would not cause the reaction that films show as lasers do not respond in the same way as regular firearms. There would be no recoil from the shot and the beam from the laser would not be visible as it travels at the speed of light.
It’s quite strange to think that the most visible function of a laser that many people can think of is quite probably the only time when a laser’s abilities are completely made up. It is really quite typical of the human race that the major scientific uses for lasers including industrial applications, Laser eye surgery and skin treatments, forensic uses and so on are usually overshadowed by fictional and impossible ways of using them.
Herman Cain quotes the Pokemon movie
We appreciate you taking the time to visit our website
and hope that we were able to help you in your search for the information that you are looking for.
We do realize that with so many articles written, it is possible
and even likely that you will find mistakes along the way.
We would greatly appreciate you using the "contact us" page to let us know if you come across any mistakes
in our articles or if you simply have some ideas for articles that you would like to see in the future.
Thanks again for taking the time to visit,
we hope you have enjoyed you stay and hope that you will visit us again someday very soon.
