Laser Magic

[elscouta]

Originally posted by Draklar
in this moment you are going off-topic.
The topic of discussion is if there was a laser spell (which would be a pure beam of light) then what magic type would it go under.

Probably another definition we don\'t share: off-topic.
So because i\'m arguing about a laser is not a beam of light in a thread beginning by Laser - a beam of light, i\'m off-topic.

[XpYtZ]

It\'s a laser! It\'s made of light! how hard is this to grasp? It burns through things using intense light and electromagnetic energy.

/me walks away shaking head.

Anything we want it to be. I suppose if you want to redefine the term to say, \"Any highly pressurised burst of linear elemental or magical energy.\" than yes Druke you would have a point.

[Draklar]

Originally posted by elscouta
So because i\'m arguing about a laser is not a beam of light in a thread beginning by Laser - a beam of light, i\'m off-topic.

is it that hard to understand? hypothetical, laser being a beam of pure light, what type of spell would it be.
but by deffinition laser is a beam of light. What\'s the point of joining a discussion if you have your own deffinitions for stuff?

[karakth]

Yay. We\'ve produced a useless ray of light. I suppose you could try and get in your enemy\'s eyes and blind them for a second or two...maybe.

[druke]

Originally posted by XpYtZ
It\'s a laser! It\'s made of light! how hard is this to grasp? It burns through things using intense light and electromagnetic energy.

well thats incorrect a laser is not light.

to understand this you msut understand what light is.Light is energy, the energy measures on a certain point in the Electromagnetic Spectrum.

whats this mean?? what difference does it make??

Well \"laser\" type energy is on the spectum as well as its own section, some wraps over the light section, some doesn\'t, not all lasers give off light.

So the actual statement ahould say

\"Laser = Energy\"

while also not forgetting
\"light = Energy\"
or
\"Sound = Energy\"
or even
\"Microwaves and Radiation = Energy\"

[XpYtZ]

{edited} After extensive research I withdraw the previous argument which existed in this post. {edited}
Dev\'s please remove.
[edit] No, no Druke I concede. There are actual lasers that do use non-light energy. Congrats. Learning is fun! [/edit]

[druke]

hmm i think your right, thats why microwaves aren;t considered lasers

[Draklar]

I believe Axsyrus said that already: L in \'laser\' stands for \'light\'

[zinder]

AFAIK the light is in laser cause you use light to cause emission of the beam.
 You pulse a medium at a very high frequence with light. In the medium some atoms/molecules absorb photones, change their energy status. Then emits a new photon and go back to their original energy status. The frequence of the emited photone depends on the medium.
 I think it is theoretically possible to produce a microwave laser, if you find a medium which emits microwaves. If you can find such a medium i dont know. (Light and microwaves are both electromagnetic rays only on different frequencies,and for example there are x-ray lasers.)

[XpYtZ]

Actually guys I withdrew a really good explination of why you could not have a laser that does not use light because I looked into it and apparently they have some that do not use the energy we call light, like the X-Ray ones--not strictly light.
However this does not negate the fact that the opening post was asking about a laser that not only used that energy but was made of light and magical.

[Draklar]

looking at the beginning post...
\"If there was some sort of laser magic like a spell that shoots a laser beam\"
should be enough...

[Vengeance]

That explanation is totally wrong.

Lasers are light.  Not all lasers are visible light but not all light is visible either.

Laser is an acronym for Light Amplification through Stimulated Emission of Radiation, iirc.  That is to say so much is it light, that light is in its name. :-)

Microwaves aren\'t lasers because not all lights are lasers--for example the lightbulb in the lamp next to you is not giving off laser light.

However, there is such a thing as a microwave laser, just like there is a red light laser people use to annoy others at a theater.

Gosh I\'m glad I haven\'t read this whole thread or I would probably be annoyed right now. :-)

- Venge

[zinder]

I looked it up in wikipedia and you are right the light is in the name cause the emitted beam is also light. But the description of the working is correct.
And a microwave aser (maser) works similar, but uses radio waves to cause the emission. Thats also the reason why microwaves arent lasers. So I think if you can find a medium which emits microwaves when flashed with light, it could be called a microwave laser.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser_construction
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maser

[Axsyrus]

I had this nice long post sitting here..but I closed the browser window before I posted it  ;(

Anyways, my point was: Laser is energy(we all agree with that, right? ). then here\'s the crystal way description again:

Crystal Way
Harnesses the pure energy of the Crystal more directly than any other Way. Famous for the ability to heal and cure the most terrible wounds. Some say that if one reaches a high level of knowledge in this Way, they can bring a person back to life. Nonetheless, there are many powerful offensive spells as well, particularly effective against evil and dark creatures.
Focus: Energy, Life and Light Mental Stat: Charisma

ok, any other questions?

[Draklar]

bah! Just like I thought!
It\'s called maser, not laser!
where are those people saying the microwave thingy is called \'laser\'? :evil: