About two weeks ago I was walking across campus at night and I looked up and saw this strange thing in the sky. That photo doesn’t even do it justice, but neither do my attempts at capturing it either.
Wowza!
I didn’t know what to make of this strange green laser coming from a building and going nowhere.
So I got down to some sleuthing and asked around about it. Someone told me it was trying to reach Mars, but I knew he was totally lying because I could clearly see where it ended. Someone else told me it was from a nightclub downtown, but I doubted that any club could afford to operate it night after night.
Anyway, exasperated by the answers I was getting, I took to saying “Man, I wish I knew what that strange green laser was” in highly populated areas. It worked!
Here’s the answer. It came from a security guard, pensively smoking a cigarette like a cowboy the other night.
I’d say that’s case closed. And it’s also pretty cool, too.
Good sleuthing but tell us what is the thing being used for? What is a Lidar? Where can I buy one. I went to the Dollar Store here in Bolton but they just looked at me like I was from another planet. Maybe I am from another planet. So it goes…
Alright, I’ve fully embraced click theory so here’s the info about the lidar:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LIDAR
And, you won’t find them in the Dollarama in Bolton, they cost around $150,000.
AND, your references to Vonnegut make you less anonymous than you think…
Holy sleuthing Nancy Drew!
I wish my town had a green laser.
Dear Jancy,
Pretty interesting about the lazer! Haha I can’t believe your tactics for retrieving information actually worked! I love Halifax people.
Love, Gud
PS – Your blogs are what makes my lonely nights here in Slowville bearable!! I am eagerly awaiting your next!