Laser Pointer Extream

Moonliner · 06-16-2010, 01:18 PM

Now here is a Fathers Day gift idea sure to outshine them all!

A 1W Blue laser pointer from Wickedlasers.com

Perhaps you've seen how a green laser pointer can pop a balloon a few feet away? This guy can do it from the house across the street.

It comes with warnings like:

Can causes INSTANT blindness
Set skin on fire
Blind a pilot 24 Miles away
Just looking at the blue beam (pointed away from you) causes green color blindness

Wicked indeed and yours for less than $200. Given that even the beam seen reflected off a wall can cause permanent eye damage, I have to wonder if more stringent purchasing rules might be a good idea.

Chernabog · 06-16-2010, 02:00 PM

Yes, but do they come pre-mounted to sharks, or are the sharks sold separately?

(Yeesh, these things should be sold only to those with a license)

Moonliner · 06-16-2010, 02:06 PM

I started that post thinking, man this is so freaking cool!

Then as I added the links I started reading the warnings in more detail and my viewpoint shifted.

These things really are the first commercially available laser weapons, and the company is dressing them up to look like toy light sabers.

$200 each is not enough of a barrier to entry, I would sell these like handguns at the very least.

Kevy Baby · 06-16-2010, 02:25 PM

I would classify this under "just because you can doesn't mean you should"

Capt Jack · 06-16-2010, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Moonliner

$200 each is not enough of a barrier to entry, I would sell these like handguns at the very least.

I must agree. I see zero sense in making such a thing so readily available to the first feckless wanker with $200 burning a hole in his pocket.

(mine should arrive in 10-14 business days

)

j/k

Ghoulish Delight · 06-16-2010, 02:31 PM

On the plus side, said feckless-wanker is more likely to add a literal pocket-hole to that figurative one long before managing to injure anyone else.

Alex · 06-16-2010, 02:32 PM

What are the intended legitimate uses for one of these?

Gemini Cricket · 06-16-2010, 02:34 PM

I made a cat run two blocks away and then back with one of these. Great exercise for felines.
Also, Frodo liked it too. I used to run him around the park for long periods of time with one of those.

Kevy Baby · 06-16-2010, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

Also, Frodo liked it too. I used to run him around the park for long periods of time with one of those.

Now I have an image of Ken running around a park as GC teases him with a laser pointer.

innerSpaceman · 06-16-2010, 02:39 PM

If they can hollow out my graphlex photo flash attachment (i.e., actual lightsaber), and put it in there - it's a sale!

06-16-2010, 01:18 PM	#1
Moonliner 8/30/14 - Disneyland -10k or Bust. Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 9,022	Laser Pointer Extream Now here is a Fathers Day gift idea sure to outshine them all! A 1W Blue laser pointer from Wickedlasers.com Perhaps you've seen how a green laser pointer can pop a balloon a few feet away? This guy can do it from the house across the street. It comes with warnings like: Can causes INSTANT blindness Set skin on fire Blind a pilot 24 Miles away Just looking at the blue beam (pointed away from you) causes green color blindness Wicked indeed and yours for less than $200. Given that even the beam seen reflected off a wall can cause permanent eye damage, I have to wonder if more stringent purchasing rules might be a good idea. Last edited by Moonliner : 06-16-2010 at 01:28 PM.
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Chernabog Biophage Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: The Moon Posts: 2,679	Yes, but do they come pre-mounted to sharks, or are the sharks sold separately? (Yeesh, these things should be sold only to those with a license) __________________ And they say back then our universe Was a coal black egg Until the god inside Burst out and from its shattered shell He made what became the world we know ~ Bjork (Cosmogony)
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Moonliner 8/30/14 - Disneyland -10k or Bust. Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 9,022	I started that post thinking, man this is so freaking cool! Then as I added the links I started reading the warnings in more detail and my viewpoint shifted. These things really are the first commercially available laser weapons, and the company is dressing them up to look like toy light sabers. $200 each is not enough of a barrier to entry, I would sell these like handguns at the very least.
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Kevy Baby Chowder Head Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Yes Posts: 18,500	I would classify this under "just because you can doesn't mean you should" __________________ The thing about quotes on the internet is that you cannot verify their validity. - Abraham Lincoln
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Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	On the plus side, said feckless-wanker is more likely to add a literal pocket-hole to that figurative one long before managing to injure anyone else. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	What are the intended legitimate uses for one of these?
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Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	I made a cat run two blocks away and then back with one of these. Great exercise for felines. Also, Frodo liked it too. I used to run him around the park for long periods of time with one of those.
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innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	If they can hollow out my graphlex photo flash attachment (i.e., actual lightsaber), and put it in there - it's a sale!
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