100 mW laser? Miss C, to emphasize your point, something that strong should be locked away with firearms.

I was expecting Throne of Swords pun. So disappointed!

These are not so much fun with the answers available immediately. How about delaying them for a day or so and offering a t-shirt as a prize: one for the most correct and one for the most creative, but still functional.

If needed, I shall disqualify myself as a winner.

This just in: the photo is a rendering. The actual piece is not finished and will be on display no sooner than April.

... but it does make a great instant pizza crust.

Methinks hijinks are afoot!

I'm convinced. The chain of events is beyond unlikely unless some higher power is punishing The Empire for its sins.

This could be my dream house! Indoor rifle range. Storerooms behind storerooms. Indoor auto shop. Offices below bedrooms that open into a 10,000 laboratory / demonstration space with an observation platform that runs the full width.

Of course, the bathrooms and kitchens need to be completely redone.

Any chance to promote Robert Heinlein.

I wonder if anyone has tried using a non-explosive demolition agent. They are also called chemical demolition or soundless demolition agents. Here is a scholarly link on the subject, but many commercial sites have demonstrations. Pretty neat, actually.

http://rebar.ecn.purdue.edu/ect/links/technologies/civil/soundche.aspx

They missed at least a couple: "Bigfoot" is a trans-dimensional being" and "Bigfoot is the last of the Neanderthals". Oh, wait. Maybe these are the non-crazy theories.

Why would anyone want to live a long life? Do what you should right now (and every other right now) and have minimal regrets. Enjoy such things as this monstrosity along the way.