after viewing that clip i got to thinking... wouldn't the entire bespin mining colony be shot to crap with lasers? do lasers lose intensity the further they travel? or do they just keep going and going? hmmm, i guess i should read The Physics of the Impossible by Michio Kaku.

so i guess what i'm wondering is, shouldn't there be burn marks all over the place? just one of those weird thoughts.

EDIT: I think I found my answer. duh...

"Properties of Laser Light Laser light has three unique properties. First, it is collimated which means it travels in a single direction with very little divergence even over long distances Ordinary light waves spread and lose intensity quickly.
Second, laser light is monochromatic, consisting of one color or a narrow range of colors . Ordinary light has a much wider range of wavelengths or colors."