http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/02/18/cutting-wood-with-a-beam-of-light/ Yesterday's tomorrow, today. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:15:36 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/02/18/cutting-wood-with-a-beam-of-light/comment-page-1/#comment-1047073 DyeHard Mon, 18 Feb 2008 21:39:11 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/02/18/cutting-wood-with-a-beam-of-light/#comment-1047073 I like the fact that they got the definition of L.A.S.E.R. wrong. The acronym stands for: Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation. That is Emission not Electron. I like the fact that they got the definition of L.A.S.E.R. wrong.
The acronym stands for: Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation. That is Emission not Electron.

]]> http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/02/18/cutting-wood-with-a-beam-of-light/comment-page-1/#comment-1047069 fluffy Mon, 18 Feb 2008 19:00:57 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/02/18/cutting-wood-with-a-beam-of-light/#comment-1047069 Oh man, back when people actually remembered that "laser" is an acronym, and it was new enough that it was always expanded out. Oh man, back when people actually remembered that “laser” is an acronym, and it was new enough that it was always expanded out.

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