Riker: "Look out Captain, he is firing a energy beam from 10 metres away that is traveling at 300 kilometre per second."
Picard: "Sharp eye Number One, after a few moments of thought I believe walking over to the relative safety of this architectural feature would be wise.
Riker: "Yes sir, perhaps I'll merely lean back slightly."
Woosh, smack.
Picard: "Good think we both got out of the way of that beam traveling at the speed of light, otherwise someone might have gotten hurt."
Picard: "You're correct Mister Data, apparently I don't know where this finger's been."