Light Discussion That Might be a Heavy?

[Wylie]

[img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink2.gif[/img] Happy Independence Day!
[img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thinking.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thinking.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thinking.gif[/img] I sure seem to do a lot of this and I like to get the opinions of others that can, conceive of the same idea I have had and respond with an intellect and knowledge that could possibly enhance or evolve the idea.
So hear goes just hang on and take the ride with me here. A cold one, cup of coffee or what ever may be a worthwhile suggestion as I think this may be one of my lengthier posts.
Working with my patent and its basic utilitarian function I have conceived of a few uses that have been in the back of my mind. I have found some interesting uses for the utilitarian function of the laser fishing rods and this is the run down on just one of them that I may want to venture.
Conception of the over all function of illumination would most likely be the best groundbreaker to start with here. A laser beam sent through a cylindrical opaque walled tube will illuminate the tube at the point where the laser light contacts. If the inner wall of this tube has a very smooth surface the light from the laser will be reflected and can be reflected many times over a great distance. This allows for the illumination to be seen through the outer walls of the tube at each point the light from the laser contacts the inner wall of the opaque tube. When an arc is made with this tube and both one end of the tube and the laser are held stationary inside the tube the light will reflect on another area and the reflection of that light will change the angle of reflective points along the length of the cylinder. This creates an outward appearance of the tube that looks as thought the light is moving inside the tube and indicates any angular change of this tube.
Are you with me here? If so you now understand the basic utilitarian function of the laser fishing rods and are on the way to delving into the concept I have had that just seems to make plain common sense to me.
The benefits from the utilitarian function of my patent could run two fold if not more with the application I have found for it.
Aligning opaque tubes along the corners of skyscrapers with lasers in the base of these tubes will one allow a natural movement of the buildings to move the light along the length of the tubes. This will allow for the dynamic forces of wind and geological movement to be visualized for all to see. Not to mention this should look really cool! If photoelectric light sensing cells where set at regular intervals along the length of this illuminated tube these forces from the wind and geological movements could be measured and measured very accurately I would imagine.
The power used to run this rig could be generated from photovoltaic cells as the lasers demands can be very low and produce a very surprising amount of useable light.

Playing around with this concept has brought me into many different applications that have really surprised me. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

It sure was a lot easier and less time consuming spilling these beans then I thought! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/icon3.gif[/img]
So what do you think? Is it worth a run at a Luxor look on our skyscrapers corners with the benefits that are possible?

[Tomas]

Hmmmmm ... Basicly a laser strain gauge that could also give interesting visuals.

Worth a try!

[Wylie]

Yep you nailed it Thomas and thanks for the reply. I have also been thinking running this in tandem with a seismograph could have some interesting findings but that part of the deal would just have to be tested. I figure if I get the right engineer involved this could actually be a viable astatically appealing functional part of a building someday.

[PhotonBoy]

I think some people might find the visual effect disconcerting. Building owners might not like to scare off prospective tenants.

When I'm in an airplane and I watch the wing tips move up and down as the plane travels through bumps in low level clouds it kind of gives me the willies even though I know that the wings are designed to flex quite a bit.

[Wylie]

[img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink2.gif[/img] PhotonBoy,
That thought has come to mind and I do see your point.

I would think depending on publicity/media coverage of this application most people wouldn't have a clue as to just how or why the light would be moving through the tubes. This is the experience I have had with my fishing rods I have shown. 9 out of 10 times people think the illumination is done by means of fiber optics and I would think that most would consider the application a waste, EditI am sure Flashaholic response would be different) if they didn't know better. IMHO 99% of people uninformed of the utilitarian function of the application will just think it is some new form of illumination meant to draw in customers or draw the attention of passers by.
Great feed back PhotonBoy and very insightful, thanks, [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbsup.gif[/img]
Wylie

P.S. Those flapping wings on planes freak me out as well. My flying experiences include mulitple deiceing of wings before take off and going into J.F.K. the morning of Sep. 11th while watching the whole thing on the plane.
As long as I can drive to where I am going believe me I am going to. I hate planes!

[Zelandeth]

Well, I'm all for that, would certainly look interesting on the side of a building or something - interesting and cool! hopefully we'll be able to see this for ourselves someday soon.

[Wylie]

Zelandeth
Thanks for the vote confidence. Now all I need is a team of engineer/installers I can direct and some materials to work with and a donor building. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thinking.gif[/img]
Donor buildings what a concept!

[MR Bulk]

Actually I liked the part about the rod's lighting twinkling when you get a hit. No need for those pesky bells or string tied to your toe or stuff...

[Wylie]

[img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink2.gif[/img] Mr. Bulk,
Yeah the laser light is really weird the way it illuminates the rods. First you get this sparkling effect and then the end if the rod moves and the light moves through the rod. If you have a laser pointer and a white opaque medium to shine the laser on you can see this sparkling effect for yourself. I have a friend that calls it the strawberry soda effect because it kind of looks like a bunch of little bubbles in strawberry soda.
The only time I ever used the bells was before I built the laser rods and the bells were a bit of a bother. If you don't want to loose your bell you have to take it off the rod before you set the hook and all that causes a lot of fish to be lost. The bells extra weight desensitizes the fishing rods as well and they do not always work right at that and the noise gets to me too. Any movement of the rod or rods tip will trigger the movement of the light inside the length of the rod and this is why this other application has come to mind. I am sure it will work and similar aesthetic effects have already been tested in Las Vegas. The tests done in Las Vegas have proven that more people will be attracted to a red light source then to any other color, add in a little strawberry soda and I think this could go over very well.
You know after fishing for sturgeon I have second thoughts about tieing line to my toes, I like my toes!