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Last year, during a stargazing event at a local observatory, the organizer used one of those and everyone was amazed to how powerful these things are, they seem
by Zealotux 5y ago
Last year, during a stargazing event at a local observatory, the organizer used one of those and everyone was amazed to how powerful these things are, they seem like they could reach up to kilometers. He also explained he had special authorization for it and the fines for us if he bought one, I immediately could see why, could you elaborate on why you think the opposite?
- alfalfasprout 5y agoNot OP but simply put, these lasers are fairly trivial to assemble anyways. And the vast, vast majority of users don't go lasering aircraft. Given how incredibly tedious most governmental processes are in the US, licensing could take an extremely long amount of time. Not to mention there's a privacy issue there-- why does the government need to know about my scientific curiosities?
- xxpor 5y agoWith lasers that powerful, it's not just about aircraft. If you pointed it at people intentionally you could blind them, which makes it a weapon. There's tons of stuff that has legitimate scientific uses that needs to be licenced for lots of reasons. For example, you need a licence to have iodine with concentrations above 2.2%.
- FredPret 5y ago> trivial to assemble So is a house fire. Doesn’t make it OK to go around endangering the rest of the public