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That's what we've been doing today. Someone turned up with a bucket of pigs ears from the abatoir to see if we could 'brand' them with a laser beam. Seems they want to do away with the traditional plastic ear tags and mark the porkers with a barcode!
Not the wackiest laser application by any means though- that has to go the American Cattle Baron who wanted us to brand his steers with a laser beam from a helicopter (no need for lassooing and hot irons)- needless to say it didn't work!
Second place must go to the Frenchman who turned up with a few boxes of oysters. Quick zap with a laser beam and they opened automaticaly- no need to fiddle around with a knife. I believe he has several 'laser oyster shucking' machines in place.
Third place is the hamburger company that wanted us to burn those 'griddle stripes' on their burgers with a laser beam. They tried it- and it worked! Laser stripes on your burger!
Fouth place (and possibly my favourite) is Method
Of Exercising A Cat - Patent 5443036. This is a real US Patent- but not one of our ideas!
Edit- anyone else been any wierd stuff at work lately?
Not the wackiest laser application by any means though- that has to go the American Cattle Baron who wanted us to brand his steers with a laser beam from a helicopter (no need for lassooing and hot irons)- needless to say it didn't work!
Second place must go to the Frenchman who turned up with a few boxes of oysters. Quick zap with a laser beam and they opened automaticaly- no need to fiddle around with a knife. I believe he has several 'laser oyster shucking' machines in place.
Third place is the hamburger company that wanted us to burn those 'griddle stripes' on their burgers with a laser beam. They tried it- and it worked! Laser stripes on your burger!
Fouth place (and possibly my favourite) is Method
Of Exercising A Cat - Patent 5443036. This is a real US Patent- but not one of our ideas!
Edit- anyone else been any wierd stuff at work lately?
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