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fuchikoma
06/12/09

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Neat, though I've still yet to see a single dentist with a dental laser yet, so I expect this will come out when I hit retirement age...

On an unrelated note, I played with a "plasma cutter" around 10 years ago - it seemed to be a little bit like an arc welder, but instead of melting its own electrode, it had a reusable tip that blew filtered shop air through it to clear molten metal from the cutting site. It was incredibly easy to use - kind of like a felt marker, and about as accurate, but instead of simply marking, it would leave a clean 1-2mm channel cut out of sheet metal. Fun stuff! I can't vouch if it truly generated plasma or not though.
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not_a_virus.exe.vbs
06/12/09

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Imagine the smell...ewwww.
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GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid
06/12/09

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Although shooting a stream of plasma into your mouth sounds painful...

Well, if we compare it to what a pool toy can do and 5 hours in the ER, I think I'll take the blowtorch. Of course, there's two less teeth for me to worry about now...
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bosskev
06/11/09

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"...perhaps, in the future, zapping away diseases on your genitals?"

Making this technology all namby-pamby harmless would kinda change the dramatic impact of this scene:

Bond: Do you expect me to talk?

Goldfinger: No, Mr. Bond. I expect you to get your genitals cleaned.

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.357
06/11/09

@bosskev: Perhaps his name should have been Goldfingerer.
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MagnoliaX12
12/15/08

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...And you thought the Waterpick was bad on your gums.
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ripfire
12/15/08

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No Mr. Bond. I expect you to have clean teeth!
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GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid
12/15/08

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Damn you! B/c my partial won't change with my real teeth, I can't whiten!
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vista64guy
12/15/08

@ROFL_SteveDave loves this guy->★: Same here... and my partials are the two in top front :(
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GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid
12/15/08

@vista64guy: I lost 8 and 9 too! Makes for my great Halloween costume, but it sucks every other day of the year.

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