Laser pointer hording loser

[blas]

So Friday night, a girlfriend and I went shopping. We were walking towards one of the entrances when we noticed some nerdy looking loser sitting on the sidewalk by the decorative rock gardens giggling to himself. As we approached, we noticed that he had a laser pointer, and he was pointing it at every woman who happened to walk by. He pointed it at my friend's breasts, and then mine.

We got closer and he was still laughing and pointing away. I gave him a Look like I was going to pummel him and send him crying back home to his mother's basement, so he started aiming it towards the ground, like when people play with their cats and shoot it towards the floor and the walls.

I told him "If you point that thing at me one more time, I'm going to shove it so far up your fat ass that you'll be shitting red laser Skittles!"

He just kept giggling away. We went inside and didn't see him again for the rest of our trip.

[MadMike]

At least he wasn't pointing it in people's eyes. A few years ago, there was an incident where some loser almost blinded a ride operator at Hersheypark with one.

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

Laser pointers are SO 2000.

[edible_hat]

At least he wasn't pointing it in people's eyes. A few years ago, there was an incident where some loser almost blinded a ride operator at Hersheypark with one.

A few months ago somebody temporarily blinded a pilot with one. The co-pilot made a routine landing and the pilot recovered a few hours later, but it's still scary.

[JustADude]

A few months ago somebody temporarily blinded a pilot with one. The co-pilot made a routine landing and the pilot recovered a few hours later, but it's still scary.

And don't forget the incident where a couple punks flashed one on the eyes of an old guy and he nearly shot them, thinking it was the laser scope off a gun.

[Seshat]

My husband got a laser pointer to the eye once, and says that eye's never been quite the same.

[valhar2000]

I pointed one of those things at my eye once, to see what the fuss was about, and absolutely nothing happened. It surprised to see how bright the light actually is, but it wasn't blinding or anything. Thus, I am quite skeptical of all these stories of blind pilots.

[crazylegs]

And don't forget the incident where a couple punks flashed one on the eyes of an old guy and he nearly shot them, thinking it was the laser scope off a gun.

Now thats karma.

Re the pilots, its an offence to point a laser above the horizon (and to endanger an aircraft, but thats just a boring law, lasers are *exciting*)

[IT Grunt]

Laser safety eye chart

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Kidding aside, that guy is playing with fire. Any kind of laser can be harmful to the eyes, be it a laser pointer, a bar code scanner, what have you. I kinda wish he'd taken the OP up on the offer, he could have used the beat down.

[Becks]

Laser pointers are SO 2000.

And yet I still don't own one.

[Soulstealer]

I don't see what's wrong with laser pointers. The cat loves the damn thing and it means I don't need to walk around with a shoelace for him to chace.

Yes I'm somewhat lazy when it comes to kitty's exercise time.

But yeah, no playing with lasers where it could get in someone's eye. That's why I don't allow my 5 year old cousin to play with it when I've watched her.

[crazylegs]

. It surprised to see how bright the light actually is, but it wasn't blinding or anything. Thus, I am quite skeptical of all these stories of blind pilots.

If its a night flight then they can be very blinding, its due to the fact that laser light doesn't stray from its path, ie it doesn't diffuse and retains its power no matter how far away you are from it.

[Broomjockey]

If its a night flight then they can be very blinding, its due to the fact that laser light doesn't stray from its path, ie it doesn't diffuse and retains its power no matter how far away you are from it.

You can also get some that are extremely high powered. Some, which I believe were in the first batch, then pulled off the market, were proven to do irreversable damage in 2.1 seconds

[PaRaGaS]

You can also get some that are extremely high powered. Some, which I believe were in the first batch, then pulled off the market, were proven to do irreversable damage in 2.1 seconds

http://www.allegro.pl/item261967538.html
Apparently, this is a laser-pointer-sized 200mW laser capable of burning through fabrics and paper. Scary.

My question is - what exactly is the point of having such things available for the general public?
I'd understand enthusiasts, but then they could have much less-convenient form factors.

[blas]

I was pissed that he was aiming it at women especially our breasts!