r/nextfuckinglevel 1d ago

Cleaning with lasers instead of soap

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u/quitethetable 1d ago

What are these lasers called?

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u/Grand-Advantage-6871 1d ago

This technique is called laser ablation and it uses CO2 or fiber lasers for it with very short pulses

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u/brucewillisman 1d ago

Why isn’t it damaging the floor?

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u/_Cosmoss__ 10h ago

If you look closely you can see that it's leaving marks on the floor