Laser Light Cannon - a review

In the second episode of the Steven Universe series, the heroes must find a long-lost laser light cannon so they may defeat a destructive eye that has appeared floating in the sky. The episode introduces key elements of character backstory and begins to set the overarching plot in motion, but as a laser scientist, I'm more interested in the laser light cannon.The laser light cannon is, specifically, long-lost in the back of Steven's dad's storage unit, and is being stored upright without any evidence of a dust cover or lens cap. This will undoubtedly result in the accumulation of dust that will be incredibly hard to clean off later, and will burn into the optics when the laser is fired. I'm not saying you won't find optics stored like this in a laser lab, but it is bad practice.Ooh a laser cannon! Glowing for I assume plot-related reasons, not for laser-related reasons.Steven and his dad do not handle the laser cannon as if it's made of precious optics. They drop it on the ground…

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