Spyder III Pro Arctic Laser

As much as I want to own one, I wouldn't want the responsibility of one to be honest. Arguably more dangerous than a gun, and definitely more so in the wrong hands.

Still, it would be quite useful as a firestarter, and generally showing off :p
 
Robboftw said:
Well that doesn't help, its easier to just order one online.... :p
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Yea, well blame the newspapers and media, before now; chavs and yob'oesss didnt know anything about them. :p

Ironic isnt it; the newspapers etc saying how dangerous these lasers are and at the same time informing everyone where they can legaly aquire a weapon, if they just kept there mouths shut and didnt report it, the news would be kept to specialist forums where the average chav would not have a clue.
 
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Now to buy 4000 and blow up the moon :p. This looks like a very good waste of money... anyone bought from the site and trusts it?
 
Has anyone ever been permanently blinded by a Laser Pointer? Sure they can dazzle and distract you, but they'd need to be close and focused directly into the eye at a certain angle for more than a few seconds with you not blinking to even have a chance of doing any damage from what I've read. This does not apply to more powerful cutting Lasers, just the Pointers, obviously a cutting Laser in your eye is not going to be recommended.
 
doofer said:
Has anyone ever been permanently blinded by a Laser Pointer? Sure they can dazzle and distract you, but they'd need to be close and focused directly into the eye at a certain angle for more than a few seconds with you not blinking to even have a chance of doing any damage from what I've read. This does not apply to more powerful cutting Lasers, just the Pointers, obviously a cutting Laser in your eye is not going to be recommended.
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Laser pointers near 1W in power are generaly very rare. Most current high end Laser pointers hoover around the 100mW - 600mW levels. A 1W laser will blind instantly (quicker than you can blink) at point blank range, who know the exact divergence rate for when the laser becomes 'safe', I would say at 1000mW atleast 2000+ meters (I wouldnt like to test it!).
 
I thought your average chav doesn't make it past page 3 or the sport pages without getting brain ache. Assuming this was somewhere mid-paper we're probably still safe for the time being. :)
 
So if standard goggles don't protect your eyes, what do? Are blue lasers similar to green ones, where even the non visible part can blind you?
 
sid said:
1W CW is very modest for a laser tbh. I guess its not bad for a portable one though. The laser cutter in the other thread is 40W which is serious power.

I should point out (as a laser guy) that google don't protect against direct exposure to the beam, just scatter. At 1W, there will be serious damage even if you are wearing googles.

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google wont protect me? :o
 
So just incase all the chavs hadn't heard about it, they have now :(

Sky News said:
Star Wars fans are among hundreds of people who have already shown an interest in buying the laser, for sale to the general public for £135.

Laser safety expert John Colton, director of Lucid Optical Services, told Sky News Online that the lasers were "horrendously dangerous".

"Under no circumastances should they be on sale on the internet," he said.

Mr Colton said the 1W beam was 1,000 times stronger than laser pointers normally available to the public.
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http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Wo...Star_Wars_Weapon_Sold_On_Web_By_Wicked_Lasers

News of the laser has sparked a flurry of excitement on social networking websites.

One more said: "I must have this. Birthday present anyone? I will KILL things, with FIRE."
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Come on, who was it? :D
 
sid said:
1W CW is very modest for a laser tbh. I guess its not bad for a portable one though. The laser cutter in the other thread is 40W which is serious power.

I should point out (as a laser guy) that google don't protect against direct exposure to the beam, just scatter. At 1W, there will be serious damage even if you are wearing googles.

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i don't know what you are talking about - laser goggles don't scatter, they absorb. i work with a 2W 665nm laser and have goggles that absorb the specific wavelength from the laser - whats the point of having goggles if they don't protect you from a direct beam?
 
and i thought the green one i ordered years ago was powerful... i dont see why anyone at home would need one of these. there is no need to have one.
 
aardvark said:
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i don't know what you are talking about - laser goggles don't scatter, they absorb. i work with a 2W 665nm laser and have goggles that absorb the specific wavelength from the laser - whats the point of having goggles if they don't protect you from a direct beam?
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I don't think the goggles will attenuate the direct beam enough.

I know we were playing with some lasers in the physics department and we were focusing the beam at a fixed point in the air, causing sparks. :o
 
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