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Why Protesters In Cairo Use Laser Pointers
New submitter Ahmed Shaban writes "Why do protesters in Cairo use laser pointers? At the beginning, they were used to light up snipers on rooftops. Later, it just became fashionable to use them, and such things spread very fast among the youth of Cairo, who can find the high power laser pointers for sale on the sidewalks. The article contains amazing photos of a chopper lit up by green laser pointers."
You use your cat to confuse riot police?
Police and cats have much in common
1) They both enjoy stalking weaker prey
2) They both enjoy toying with their prey
3) They both have a love/hate relationship with lasers
4) There's tons of videos on YouTube of them both doing dumb things
Used to; I stopped when the changed something about the composition of their vests and the cat started to fart like crazy after eating a few.
It's one of the big errors that scifi movies have with lasers in space combat (the other error being that laser pulses move slow enough to be seen).
If you had asked me, I would have said that it was lasers makes pew-pew noises in space.
When information is power, privacy is freedom.
It's all fun and games, 'til someone loses an eye.
We used to have a Bill of Rights. Now, with the rights gone, all we have left is the bill.
Egyptians revere cats.
So obviously they are fascinated with laser pointers as well.
Troll is not a replacement for I disagree.