Splash of Colour

Cottage,, Barry's Bay, Ontario, Canada

2002/03/02

Krypton laser in multi-colour mode, spread into sheets hitting a spray of cooling water.

Kodak DC4800

My father did the splashing of the water. Ion lasers, like Argon or Krypton are very energy inefficient and require cooling water. The was was the warm exhaust water out of the laser. In operation these laser units consume around 6 kilowatts.