Laser-straight ?

[Godlovesaterrier]

Ok this isnt a modding ? but I need answers...... www.laser-straight.com. In THIS picture on the bottom right the laser goes around the corner....Im just wondering how the fuck a laser can go around a corner as "they" claim in the ad.

 

[jtsnewo4]

I saw that and wondered the exact same thing.

 

[Grammar Nazi]

the laser is on the other side of the room projecting a horizontal beam.

 

[Godlovesaterrier]

Originally posted by Grammar Nazi
the laser is on the other side of the room projecting a horizontal beam.

IC ...thou they advertise it as being one of those that just shoot out a straight line.

 

[BiGWooDy]

Yeah I don't think its possible for it to go around a corner... Now THATS false advertising.

 

[Deleted member 12930]

Originally posted by Godlovesaterrier
IC ...thou they advertise it as being one of those that just shoot out a straight line.

it does shoot a straight line, straight [horizontal] line.

if you look at it, the beam emiter is tilted towards the wall. In order for it to project a line like that it would have to be a solid straight horizontal line. A simple dot would not be able to.. uh... "stretch" that much.

hope that makes sense.

 

[[nCn]Preacher]

Originally posted by BiGWooDy
Yeah I don't think its possible for it to go around a corner... Now THATS false advertising.

And this was just posted on one of the [H]ardest geek sites on the net.... oh the shame of it all.

 

[Fatal]

In the T.V. ad, it said you have to point it at the corner for this to happen. Didn't look at the site though.

 

[Drawshot]

I think in fine print it says something about needing a second one to do the trick with the corner

 

[Hexametaphosphate]

doesn't this just shoot out a fan shaped horizontal line?



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Kinda like that..... cept horizontally? That's what I'd think.... it just spreads out along a horizontal axis? (is axis right word for this?)

 

[mcryptic]

i have a similar laser level, and the line does go around corners/odd shapes. Think
about a string, and how it can be draped over an object and pulled tight in a straight
line. It projects a line of light, so you hold the level several feet away from the wall.

its somewhat hard to explain

 

[Adisharr]

Come on guys.. just go to Sears and play with one. Lets not waste forum space with this when we can be looking at metal boxes with lighted fans..

 

[HackofDestruct]

Originally posted by mcryptic
i have a similar laser level, and the line does go around corners/odd shapes. Think
about a string, and how it can be draped over an object and pulled tight in a straight
line. It projects a line of light, so you hold the level several feet away from the wall.

its somewhat hard to explain

sure you do luke. tell yoda i said hi. LIGHT CAN NOT BEND! IT CAN REFRACT! if it could bend, i would be in the 4th century right now cause that would solve time travel. nice one.

 

[dagamore]

people think about it, the laser is not bending around any corner (just dont work)

what you do is put it on the oposite corner and it will project on to both walls, including the corner it dont mater if you wall looks like this
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or if it looks like this
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if you hold it at the correct corner (lower right on top and upper right on bottom) the light will cover the outside of both walls. Making it look like it is going around the corner.

 

[rayra]

Originally posted by [nCn]Preacher
And this was just posted on one of the [H]ardest geek sites on the net.... oh the shame of it all.

AND in the Modding sub-forum. Sad.