Re: Laser Attack

Bloody hell Longdogs, why do they allow these TOYS to go on
sale??
Seems to be an epidemic?
Or rather a pandemic!!

Donkeyman! 👎👎👎

Re: Laser Attack

Laser pointers have many uses other than being pointers as a very low cost source of coherent light, usually around 690 nm. The power of the source is very low in the case of a bog standard pointer but non-bog standard are all to easy to buy or even bodge from the laser diodes in computer PC read-write CD drives. Here is how to do it ---- or perhaps not!

Re: Laser Attack

Todger is right. The "old" bog standard laser pointer was just about powerful enough to point at things about 50ft away. Very useful during presentations too, they were. I know, I had one but, boy, did it eat up batteries. The cheapo ones that used to be on sale in markets/car boots/etc were really high powered Chinese pointers that could blind people at vast distances. I seem to remember one being pointed at the moon and it's reflection being recorded for a TV programme - you couldn't do that with an older type.

Re: Laser Attack

Some while ago on one of the police program. The police helicopter got done with a laser pointer. Bad move. As they easily found the culprit who was in a garden with friends. The police were directed to the house, and “You are nicked”.

Re: Laser Attack

Good job too MJ!
Surely the power of the ones on general sale should be limited,
and anything more powerful should be licensed??
Simples!!

Donkeyman! 😇😇👎👎

Re: Laser Attack

That is the case but there's more ways to kill a cat than kicking it up the arse as HM The Queen is fond of saying.