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#6 Goldfinger, the OG LASER master

October 01, 2021 Will Riihiluoma and Ian McKeag Season 1 Episode 6
#6 Goldfinger, the OG LASER master
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#6 Goldfinger, the OG LASER master
Oct 01, 2021 Season 1 Episode 6
Will Riihiluoma and Ian McKeag

In 1964's Goldfinger, the titular character manages to ensnare agent 007 in a dubious trap. Everyone's favorite secret agent watches as Goldfinger's bright red LASER inches slowly towards him, scorching the gold table he rests upon. But did you know that Goldfinger was really using cutting edge technology? Come learn about the history, principles, and design of LASER beams!

The scene at hand
LASER jock discusses the possibility of Goldfinger's laser
LASER jock part two

Discussion Topics Include
Appropriate circumstances for viewing Over the Garden Wall
How we catapulted to 17th hottest podcast in the Physics subcategory in the USA on Apple podcasts
Our first corrections!
Ian's sad impressions of Goldfinger
Google Fiber
LASIK
LASER tag
Why don't atoms push themselves apart?


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In 1964's Goldfinger, the titular character manages to ensnare agent 007 in a dubious trap. Everyone's favorite secret agent watches as Goldfinger's bright red LASER inches slowly towards him, scorching the gold table he rests upon. But did you know that Goldfinger was really using cutting edge technology? Come learn about the history, principles, and design of LASER beams!

The scene at hand
LASER jock discusses the possibility of Goldfinger's laser
LASER jock part two

Discussion Topics Include
Appropriate circumstances for viewing Over the Garden Wall
How we catapulted to 17th hottest podcast in the Physics subcategory in the USA on Apple podcasts
Our first corrections!
Ian's sad impressions of Goldfinger
Google Fiber
LASIK
LASER tag
Why don't atoms push themselves apart?