[3] In fiction, laser fences may have the ability to stop intruders by blocking or injuring them.
[4][5][6][7][8] Lasers are used to keep birds from eating blueberries by being perceived as a predator.
[9] The European Commission is funding research into a laser fence to scare away rats and other pests.
[13] In the 1992 film Fortress, prisoners are kept secured by laser walls.
[4] In the 1995 film Congo, a laser fence is used as part of other high-tech equipment to defend a camp against vicious gorillas.