> From: Robert G. Seeberger > > http://wickedlasers.com/ > > For the last few months you have been able to buy lasers that could > pop balloons, melt trash bags, cut electrical tape, and melt through > plastic. It is a fairly interesting advance in materials science that > allows consumers to do such things with an over-the-counter product. > (Of course, you aren't going to find these at your local electronics > stores) > The lasers here (especially the green ones) tout some amazing > capabilities such as being visible(the priciest model) at 120 > miles(193.12128 K)while using 3 volts of power supplied by everyday AA > or AAA batteries that should last for 2 hours (2 metric hours<G>) on a > 100% duty cycle, even if the laser itself costs $2000 (1648 > Euro/1129British pound). > > I expect that the price of lasers with this kind of capability will > come down over time and that simultaneously, legislation to curb their > availability and criminalize their misuse will occur. > > These kinds of lasers are somewhat dangerous toys in the hands of the > well intentioned, but in the hands of crafty and mischievous > malcontents............. >
Thanks for that link. I got the 75mw "Phoenix" and well, its fantastic. I can see it on things several kms away, and it does look like it bounces of the moon. It is a perfect star pointer. Using my powers for good Maru _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
