They are merely stand-ins for "real" guns to appease media watchdogs, to establish a show as being futuristic, or simply applying the Rule of Cool. Most of the complaints about laser weapons not behaving like real lasers are because their primary function in TV are not to be realistic depictions of how real energy-based weapons would work. (Occasionally, it's handwaved by the dodger seeing the person aiming at them and going for the trigger, and moving in the split-second before they pull it.) Regardless of a laser's frequency and the medium it's shooting through, it will make futuristic zap noises and be visible (and glowy). ![]() Thus, energy weapons move a lot slower than the speed of light (and a lot slower than bullets in the same show) and can be dodged after they are fired. So wouldn't you think a laser weapon would also (effectively) immediately hit the target? Logically, yes but this is TV, where Hollywood Science rules. This is because it's a laser and moves at the speed of light. When you turn on a Laser Sight, it immediately shows up on your target. ![]() If you see it coming, it's probably not traveling at light speed.
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