Alt-BEAM Archive
Message #07078
To: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
From: Bruce Robinson Bruce_Robinson@bc.sympatico.ca
Date: Mon, 25 Oct 1999 19:22:16 -0500
Subject: Re: Laser pointers
> Brad Guillot wrote:
> >
> > i am hopefully going to set up a laser pointer on my solar head bot that
> > will "point"at the brightest source of light.
>
> Be VERY careful, OK. Those things can blind you. If the beam points
> directly into your eye and strikes the retina, it can do permanent
> damage, leaving you with (literally) a blind spot. I've heard of a few
> cases lately where the laser reflected off a mirror into someones' eyes.
>
> Regards,
> Bruce
>
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