Tag: LASERPOINTER

Surely, we've all heard the old saying: "He's smart enough to make it rain, but doesn't have the sense to come in from out of it." Well, the man behind the YouTube handle 'WorldScott' has successfully popped a single kernel of corn with the help of two lasers. And that one kernel took only one minute of being bombarded with lasers. Somebody get this boy an umbrella. ...

A 19-year-old California resident was sentenced to 15 months in federal prison yesterday for aiming a laser pointer at a CHP helicopter, according to the Los Angeles Times. Nathan Ramon Wells was arrested last year for diverting the police aircraft as it was in the course of investigating a residential burglary. He pleaded guilty to the incident in September. Flying at 700 feet, the pilots ...

How in the hell is this thing legal? We're a bit confused, because the Spyder III Pro Arctic Series laser pointer is marketed as a "home theater projector" and yet the lightsaber-shaped implement will also set your skin on fire. The manufacturer Wicked Lasers proudly boasts that the Spyder III is "the most dangerous laser ever created," and requires customers to sign a Class IV Laser Hazard ...