Check out my Wicked Laser! [message #445250] |
Thu, 24 March 2011 16:47 |
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R315r4z0r
Messages: 3836 Registered: March 2005 Location: New York
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I actually ordered this a while ago, but the company has been going through a lot of grief so it took a while. Good news is that I finally got it in my hands and it is awesome.
I ordered a 100mw E3 (back when they sold them in E3 casings) but the label on it says <500mw and other people I've talked to said that 100mw shouldn't be as strong as the things that I said it can do. That leads me to believe that they accidentally gave me a 200mw laser by mistake. I'm not complaining since they sent me a more expensive laser for cheaper.
Anyway, I have some pictures that I took. They aren't the best quality because I used an iPod Touch 4 though.
LaserPicture of the device.
BeamThe dot is extremely bright. I'm waring safety goggles while I'm taking this photo because it is really bright. Also note that the air in the room is clear, there is no fog or smoke or dust floating around. That beam is visible under normal, everyday conditions. Words can't describe how awesome it is.
Bright Window ContrastHere is a photo of it in my room without the window shades drawn. This particular window faces the sun as it sets, so the sun is shining directly into my room at that point in the day. Notice how you can still see the laser beam clearly (or as clearly as this iPod can show) despite the intense light coming from the sun.
Dark roomHere is another shot of the laser pointing into a darker spot in my room.
lit roomHere is another room in my house with larger windows also facing the sunset. These shots show the beam much clearer than the other shot I took.
At night time this thing is a beast. I took it outside the other day and shined it at some clouds (being careful there weren't any planes nearby, of course). The beam is so crisp and clear and it reaches all the way into the sky. It's amazing being able to have a device that can touch the clouds at the press of a button.
I'll take some night pictures later today and post them.
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Re: Check out my Wicked Laser! [message #445253 is a reply to message #445251] |
Thu, 24 March 2011 17:49 |
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Spoony
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people here are always pointing those things at police helicopters.
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Re: Check out my Wicked Laser! [message #445254 is a reply to message #445250] |
Thu, 24 March 2011 18:23 |
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R315r4z0r
Messages: 3836 Registered: March 2005 Location: New York
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I hate it when people do that. If enough people do that then it's a one way ticket to a nation wide ban. It's just stupid. It isn't hard to follow the safety protocols: wear protection and don't annoy people with the beam.
Anyway, I did take some night shots however the camera I used is crappy and they aren't very good. It just looks like a green line on a black background. There is no sense of depth which makes it look dramatically less impressive.
Here they are anyway:
Laser at nightPointed at the grass:
Pointed across the yard (you can kinda see the white fence at the back end of my yard):
Pointed towards the heavens!:
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Re: Check out my Wicked Laser! [message #445265 is a reply to message #445257] |
Thu, 24 March 2011 22:26 |
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Spoony
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how many shots could a med tank survive?
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Re: Check out my Wicked Laser! [message #445294 is a reply to message #445273] |
Fri, 25 March 2011 16:56 |
nope.avi
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R315r4z0r wrote on Fri, 25 March 2011 12:19 | Depends; is the med tank moving? If so, I'd say it take many hours from a close proximity (1-5ft) to burn a 1-3mm sized hole into the hull.
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yeah but you'd get 10 000 points while doing it
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Re: Check out my Wicked Laser! [message #445298 is a reply to message #445295] |
Fri, 25 March 2011 17:35 |
nopol10
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Wow, we need a license where I live to own a laser that powerful. That is really cool, time to build a lightsabre!
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Re: Check out my Wicked Laser! [message #445299 is a reply to message #445256] |
Fri, 25 March 2011 18:49 |
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R315r4z0r
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(SSnipe) -BLU3Y3Z- wrote on Thu, 24 March 2011 22:23 | Ya you can get some bright 5mW ones off ebay, but please message me and tell me where you got it, since anything above 5mW is illegal in the USA
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They aren't illegal in the USA, they are illegal to be sent through customs.
Owning one isn't a problem but sending one through customs is. There is a high probability that US customs will confiscate any laser over 5mW.
Don't ask me how I ended up with mine. I don't know and I don't care. I got it and that's all that matters.
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Re: Check out my Wicked Laser! [message #445307 is a reply to message #445302] |
Fri, 25 March 2011 23:07 |
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Altzan
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Starbuzzz wrote on Fri, 25 March 2011 19:50 | BAN THESE LETHAL WEAPONS FROM CIVILIZED SOCIETY!
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You can't fight us! The LaserWhore revolution has begun!
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Re: Check out my Wicked Laser! [message #447079 is a reply to message #445250] |
Wed, 11 May 2011 20:25 |
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R315r4z0r
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Bump cause I gots me a new camera.
Managed to get a halfway decent shot of some sky-pointing action:
It is still running on the same batteries that I originally put in it... so it's beam is actually duller than it normally is in that shot.
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Re: Check out my Wicked Laser! [message #447080 is a reply to message #445250] |
Wed, 11 May 2011 20:37 |
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Dave Anderson
Messages: 1953 Registered: December 2004 Location: United States
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If law enforcement saw you pointing that thing in the air you would pretty much get tackled.
David Anderson
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DCOM Productions
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Re: Check out my Wicked Laser! [message #447121 is a reply to message #447084] |
Thu, 12 May 2011 04:01 |
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Dave Anderson
Messages: 1953 Registered: December 2004 Location: United States
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Quote: | I'm extremely careful not to point it at any planes, people, or reflective surfaces. I turn it off when a car drives by and I turn it off if a plane is anywhere in my field of vision. Why should pointing it at an empty spot in the sky be illegal?
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Precaution, I suppose. Where I live we have military aircraft fly over occassionaly and I have seen in person a SR-71 Blackbird flying without visible lights on and those aircraft are very hard to see at night, so your skies may not necessarily be "clear". Of course this is probably rare and may not apply to your area, but it is the only practical example I could come up with. I'm not against shining lasers into the air myself, as I have had a few Astronomy classes and I can see where they are useful for such purposes, but lasers are shunned by law enforcement for the most part.
I guess it can be pretty ridiculous. I still argue that my fist is more dangerous then a laser or a plastic butter knife (Air travel policy) for example and the government is always trying to ban everything.
David Anderson
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DCOM Productions
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