[mnehring]

death rays, for example - have proved to be overblown. Their peaceful application, on the other hand, can be seen everywhere from cutting and welding

It's all in the application. Take those lasers that are used for cutting and welding and point them at someone, and bam, you have a death ray.

[cripplecreek]

A big honkin plasma cutter would be a whole lot more fun, not to mention pretty.

[Billthedrill]

"What do you expect me to do, Goldfinger?"

"I expect you to die, Mr. Bond."

[posterchild]

I recently toured a Harley Davidson factory and was impressed at how fine, precise and fast their lasers could cut sheet metal.

[the long march]

Not really. EIther you don’t understand lasers or you don’t understand human physiology