As you know, Mitch and I were working on the cyanide system. Well, earlier today it ate...

Chris Knight: As you know, Mitch and I were working on the cyanide system. Well, earlier today it ate itself. But, these little set-backs are just what we need to take a giant step forward. Right, Kent? Needless to say, I was a little despondent about the melt down, but then, in the midst of my preparations for hari kiri, it came to me. It is possible to synthesize excited bromide in an argon matrix. Yes, it's an excimer frozen in its excited state. Bodie: Th... That's impossible. Chris Knight: It's a chemical laser but in solid, not gaseous, form. Put simply, in deference to you, Kent, it's like lasing a stick of dynamite. As soon as we apply a field, we couple to a state that is radiatively coupled to the ground state. I figure we can extract at least ten to the twenty-first photons per cubic centimeter which will give one kilojoule per cubic centimeter at 600 nanometers, or, one megajoule per liter.

CHRIS: As you know, Mitch and I were working on the cyanide system. Well, earlier today, it ate itself. But that's just what we needed to take a giant step forward. Right, Kent? Needless to say, I was a little despondent about the meltdown. But then, in the midst of my preparations for hari-kari... ...it came to me. It is possible to synthesize excited bromide in an argon matrix. Yes. It's an excimer, frozen in its excited state. That's impossible. It's a chemical laser, but in solid, not gaseous form. Put simply, in deference to you, Kent, it's like lasing a stick of dynamite. As soon as we apply a field... ...we couple to a state that is radiatively coupled to the ground. I figure we can extract 10-to-the-21st protons per cubic centimeter... ...which will give 1 kilojoule per cubic centimeter at 600 nanometers... ...or 1 megajoule per liter. That's hotter than the sun. CARTER: It's small. - It's supposed to be small. Of course, we only have the one sample... ...and it's going to destroy itself as it lases. But everything's going to be fine. - Isn't it, Mitch? MITCH: Yeah. - This is a complete waste of time. ALL: Shh. Do me a favor, Kent, put the target in front of the cinder blocks, will you? [♪♪♪] MITCH: Okay, come behind the shield. CHRIS: Okay, Mr. Taylor. Any time you're ready. MITCH: Okay. Ready? Laser on! CARTER: Whoa! BODIE: Whoa. Oh. MITCH: All right! Look at this! [♪♪♪] CARTER: Wow! MITCH: Sorry about the window, sir. - And the trees across the quad! CHRIS: What a team! MITCH: Yeah! - You did it. KENT: I did my part too. You graduate. You get the job. What? You can't! That's my job.