http://futurismic.com/2009/03/30/blinded-by-the-laser-light/ Presenting the fact and fiction of tomorrow since 2001 Sat, 19 May 2012 23:03:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://futurismic.com/2009/03/30/blinded-by-the-laser-light/comment-page-1/#comment-22428 Robert Koslover Mon, 30 Mar 2009 23:01:17 +0000 http://futurismic.com/?p=6796#comment-22428 Interested readers can check out that laser at the link below. It's the GBD-III, from B.E. Meyers, assuming Wired is reporting it correctly: http://www.bemeyers.com/index.php?option=com_product&catid=1&id=3 Notice the power level: 250mW of 532nm green light. In contrast, typical laser pointers (the kind you use in presentations) are only in the ~0.5-3mW range. With 250 mW, this nifty device can potentially expose your eyes to light several hundred times brighter than staring directly at the sun. Definitely not a toy... Interested readers can check out that laser at the link below. It’s the GBD-III, from B.E. Meyers, assuming Wired is reporting it correctly: http://www.bemeyers.com/index.php?option=com_product&catid=1&id=3
Notice the power level: 250mW of 532nm green light. In contrast, typical laser pointers (the kind you use in presentations) are only in the ~0.5-3mW range. With 250 mW, this nifty device can potentially expose your eyes to light several hundred times brighter than staring directly at the sun. Definitely not a toy…

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