In my current presentation, I discuss the unique aspects of laser light and how it is difference from light produced by conventional light sources e.g. incandescent light bulbs. Additionally, I discuss how DVD players work and how Blu-Ray technology got its name. I also present several laser applications including: removal of a tattoo from a pig's foot, the formation of holograms, the replacement of metal lancets by lasers in diabetes testing, and the demonstration of pulsed laser deposition (PLD); which is an important laser-based tool utilize by researchers to produce thin films.