# Where are the cool laser photos? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\ **Created:** [January 6, 2012, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-cool-laser-photos/608618 "2012-01-06T13:24:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![whitetho](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whitetho/32/1059_2.png) [@whitetho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whitetho)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2012, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-cool-laser-photos/608618/1 "2012-01-06T13:24:03Z")
Uncle Cecil’s January 6, 2012 column, [Why can’t we use lasers as ray guns?](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/3030/why-can-t-we-use-lasers-as-ray-guns), includes the following: > [@Cecil Adams](#): > > Admittedly the coolness factor here was high — nothing like having your own personal laser light show. (Check out the photos at the Straight Dope website.) So, can anyone tell me where the cool photos are? Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2012, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-cool-laser-photos/608618/2 "2012-01-06T13:29:22Z")
I’m as much in the dark as you, I’m assuming they’ll be posted shortly. ---
**Author:** ![Ed\_Zotti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/fbc32d/32.png) [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2012, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-cool-laser-photos/608618/3 "2012-01-06T14:51:19Z")
Check back later today. ---
**Author:** ![Ed\_Zotti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/fbc32d/32.png) [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2012, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-cool-laser-photos/608618/4 "2012-01-06T15:26:39Z")
Posted. ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2012, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-cool-laser-photos/608618/5 "2012-01-06T15:29:07Z")
Direct link: [http://chicago.straightdope.com/Laser\_photos.pdf](http://chicago.straightdope.com/Laser_photos.pdf) ---
**Author:** ![qazwart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/5fc32e/32.png) [@qazwart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/qazwart)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2012, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-cool-laser-photos/608618/6 "2012-01-06T16:32:33Z")
> [@whitetho](#): > > Uncle Cecil’s January 6, 2012 column, [Why can’t we use lasers as ray guns?](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/3030/why-can-t-we-use-lasers-as-ray-guns), includes the following: > So, can anyone tell me where the cool photos are? Thanks. And while you’re posting pictures, can you post some of [Anne Boleyn’s three breasts](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/654/did-anne-boleyn-wife-of-henry-viii-have-a-sixth-finger-and-a-third-breast)? ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2012, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-cool-laser-photos/608618/7 "2012-01-06T17:31:20Z")
[QUOTE=Photo caption] Lasers are not a cost-effective method of bacon preparation [/QUOTE] Heh. ---
**Author:** ![Ed\_Zotti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/fbc32d/32.png) [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2012, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-cool-laser-photos/608618/8 "2012-01-06T17:34:55Z")
> [@qazwart](#): > > And while you’re posting pictures, can you post some of [Anne Boleyn’s three breasts](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/654/did-anne-boleyn-wife-of-henry-viii-have-a-sixth-finger-and-a-third-breast)? Perv. ---
**Author:** ![Una\_Persson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/una_persson/32/346_2.png) [@Una\_Persson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Una_Persson)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2012, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-cool-laser-photos/608618/9 "2012-01-06T17:58:39Z")
I can add that the bacon was applewood-smoked. And eaten after the experiment (after finishing the cooking on a stove, of course). And delicious. ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2012, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-cool-laser-photos/608618/10 "2012-01-06T18:39:08Z")
How long would the battery last (at “full power”) on the laser used in the experiment? ---
**Author:** ![Lare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/53a042/32.png) [@Lare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lare)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2012, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-cool-laser-photos/608618/11 "2012-01-06T18:57:17Z")
> [@Una\_Persson](#): > > I can add that the bacon was applewood-smoked. And eaten after the experiment (after finishing the cooking on a stove, of course). And delicious. But did eating laser-cooked bacon give you super powers? Need answer fast. ---
**Author:** ![Una\_Persson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/una_persson/32/346_2.png) [@Una\_Persson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Una_Persson)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2012, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-cool-laser-photos/608618/12 "2012-01-06T20:58:41Z")
> [@hogarth](#): > > How long would the battery last (at “full power”) on the laser used in the experiment? I I’m not sure. We used it off and on over 3 hours, and had to recharge it once to finish. No super powers yet, **Lare** , but we’ll see.