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Set Free Your Inner Jedi (Or Pyro)
sirgoran writes "We've all thought about being the hero fighting off evil-doers and saving the day ever since we first saw Star Wars. The folks at Wicked Lasers have now brought that a little closer to reality with their latest release: a 1-Watt blue diode laser that can set skin and other things on fire. From an article at Daily Tech, where they talk about the dangers of such a powerful laser: 'And here's the best (or worst) part — it can set people (or things) on fire. Apparently the laser is so high-powered that shining it on fleshy parts will cause them to burst into flames. Of course it's equally capable of blinding people.' The thing that caught my eye was the price: $200. I wonder if they'll be able to meet the demand, since (if it works as advertised) this will be on every geek's Christmas list."
The label that read "do not look at laser with remaining eye"?
UTF-8: There and Back Again
Local pet stores sell sharks in record numbers.
Does the right to bear arms cover arms which are for more awesome than ever conceived of by the writers of the constitution?
I'd suggest you not have bare arms if this thing can set flesh on fire.
Out of modpoints but really liked a post? 1BDkF6TtmmeZ3yqXbz9yhdYVqRYnwFoXDj
And apparently pointed it at the wickedlasers.com server...
Damn_registrars has no butt-hole. Damn_registrars has no use for a butt-hole.
The real question is, does the FDA regulates the sales of freakin' sharks?
Dorsal or tail fin prints are acceptable.
It must have been something you assimilated. . . .
"The thing that caught my eye was the price: $200"
The other eye? Fried by a friggin laser
I'm looking forward to setting the disco ball hanging in the middle of my living room on fire in front of 20-50 of my friends. What could go wrong?
Setting a gunman's hands on fire isn't a good way of stopping him?
That is a brilliant idea!
Only if sold as a medical device. For example, if you sold a shark as a contraceptive:
New Sexy(TM) Shark brand contraceptives uses the power of a real shark to prevent pregnancy.*
* Use of shark for contraceptive purposes may result in successful contraception by your parents.
Then the FDA will regulate your shark sales.
"Who is the Journal of Quantum Physics going to believe?" --Stephen Hawking
Let’s say it like this: If a SUV and a iPhone are your balls, then this laser is the penis. Just as pointless. Just as much made for bragging. (Smug or retarded. Doesn’t matter.) Just as useful... for compensation. ;)
Any sufficiently advanced intelligence is indistinguishable from stupidity.
Its all fun and games until the geeks realize that the lasers don't stop each other in midswing and version 2 lops off limbs.
> It's not very good as a defensive weapon: it doesn't really have very good
> stopping power - even if blinded, a gunman could still kill you (and he
> might have even higher motivation to do so). It has a very high chance
> of collateral damage.
You know... I've personally never mugged anyone, nor been shot with a gun that has "stopping power". So I can't really say 100% for sure. But I would imagine that if I were blind and on fire, I wouldn't be able to continue mugging my would-be victim.
Imagine all the people...
So.. what happened? Does your sig offer insight into that?
What happens when you fail and they capture a nice picture of you trying to zap their system?
Hope the Prosecutor is a nerd too.
"Your honor, the Defendant created a tracking system and mounted it on his vehicle to aim a one watt laser at traffic....
This is fricking awesome!... "
I've lost all my marbles except one & It's fun to test angular & centripetal acceleration in my skull
In the 40 watt range.
"Hey, just what you see here pal."
Uzi 9 millimeter.
"You really know your guns. This baby's perfect for home defense...."
If telephones are outlawed, then only outlaws will have telephones.
No, the 'flaming hornets nest' portion of this thread alone made it worth the risk.
"Think about how stupid the average person is. Now, realise that half of them are dumber than that." - George Carlin
devolve into a grammar and logical fallacy flamewar in 4 posts or less
Fewer. 4 posts or fewer...
It's official. Most of you are morons.