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The latest from the Ask Dr. Science list. Thought you would enjoy it.


What is a laser beam made of?

----------Lauren Grace, Toledo, OH


Normal light is comprised of zillions of photons.
Laser light is made of futons, which are fat, stuffed
photons with a zipper down the side. Some have a foam
core and these are often mistakenly referred to as mu
mesons, which is just a fancy oriental term for
futon. As in retail advertising, Science often gives
the prosaic a new name to make it seem like things
are really happening when, in fact, everyone is just
playing Tetris on their office computers and waiting
for lunch.


Paul J. Camp "The Beauty of the Universe
Assistant Professor of Physics consists not only of unity
Coastal Carolina University in variety but also of
Conway, SC 29526 variety in unity.
pjcamp@csd1.coastal.edu --Umberto Eco
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