Forum Overview :: Motherfucking News :: My friend psh-s at magic. She's seen it before.

[quote name="laudablepuss"](3:12:37 PM) Me: What would you say to the idea of taking a picture of a lightwave? (3:12:50 PM) <font color=yellow>My Friend</font>: i have a friend who does that (3:12:56 PM) Me: Um (3:12:59 PM) Me: how's that? (3:13:08 PM) <font color=yellow>My Friend</font>: i don't know (3:13:12 PM) <font color=yellow>My Friend</font>: how he does that (3:13:24 PM) <font color=yellow>My Friend</font>: he has the pictures all over his living room walls (3:13:40 PM) Me: Is he a physicist? (3:13:48 PM) Me: With access to exotic lab equipment? (3:14:01 PM) Me: Anyway, here's what I would have though would be pure magic: <a href="http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn14172-fastestever-flashgun-captures-image-of-light-wave.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news1_head_dn14172">link</a> (3:15:38 PM) <font color=yellow>My Friend</font>: yeah, that's what they look like (3:16:09 PM) <font color=yellow>My Friend</font>: he's an engineer (3:16:19 PM) <font color=yellow>My Friend</font>: so, he might have access to equipment (3:16:59 PM) Me: You need a ridiculously fast laser and a cload of neon gas, apparently. (3:19:57 PM) Me: Anyway: my mind is blown Her next comment was along the lines of "get back to work, you". Someone please be impressed by femtosecond lasers and atosecond light pulses. Please? Just pretend if you have to, for Christ's sake. [/quote]