Security Lasers

[Sachiel]

Quite often the drama in a crime movie or an adventure movie is enhanced by having crisscrossed visible laser beams around the item to be protected from theft. The thief must avoid intersecting these beams during the escapade to steal the item; otherwise a security alarm will notify the appropriate authorities and the thief will be caught. If you were the movie?s director, how would you make this scene to ensure good physics?

 

[eleven]

Dude,

I really dont know much about phyics but i'd have them attached to gatling guns to blow the intruder away. That would be a kick-ass action scene in a movie.

 

[bra]

After all of the thought you put in to that question, it wouldnt surprise me if you would make a great movie director yourself.

I like the idea that the beams could cut the people up in pieces. It'd be cool watching them get their fingers lazered off. and bit by bit after they start wriggling around, they'll eventually be chopped into bite size pieces. You should also have some vicious animals nearby that would be released into the room to eat the pieces and clean up most of the mess.

*OMG, did I write that, and why?