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I wonder what power laserpointer you could fit in there without going overboard with the battery... Imagine being able to light matches by looking at them for a
by mckirk 4y ago
I wonder what power laserpointer you could fit in there without going overboard with the battery... Imagine being able to light matches by looking at them for a bit.
On the other hand, every mirror would be a great chance to lose your other eye as well, so maybe disregard my ideas.
- TeMPOraL 4y ago> On the other hand, every mirror would be a great chance to lose your other eye as well, so maybe disregard my ideas. At those power levels? Probably every surface in general. A beam powerful enough to light a match or burn through a balloon is powerful enough for the diffuse reflection off a table or wall to blind you.
- anamexis 4y agoYou could just wear laser safety glasses. Wait..
- thomastjeffery 4y agoSafety monocle.
- Izkata 4y agoThis is why Cyclops from the X-Men wears red sunglasses all the time, even when out of uniform.
- spookthesunset 4y agoSafety contacts?
- LanceKagar 4y agoAnd certainly burn the inside wall of the eyelid when closed and/or blinking.
- CabSauce 4y agoOr a sweet predator targeting system.
- bitwize 4y agoOptic blast!
- LeifCarrotson 4y agoA low-power laser pointer would still be very interesting and perfectly safe. Star Trek/X-men/Superman/Star Wars dreams of stunning enemies with a beam of light from your eyes, there's no to have power levels that can light matches, pop balloons, or otherwise cause destruction. One cool use, IMO, would be a time of flight distance-measuring laser: With only a single working eye, OP lacks binocular vision for distance measuring. With the equivalent to a Bushnell rangefinder, they could stare at an object, blink twice, and hear a tiny voice literally in their head say "37.84 meters".
- dylan604 4y agoIt would need to be an IR laser, or the jig is up for being a useful bar trick. Heck, the old skool 1st/2nd ACs in the camera department would kill for this. No need to "pull tape" any more.
- aperrien 4y agoPerhaps you could add a temperature sensor as well? Heck it might be neat to go full tricorder-in-eye...
- spookthesunset 4y agoMight not even need a voice. I wonder if you could “tap into” the remaining bits of the optic nerve and send a signal that way. The signal would vary based on distance. Maybe simulate intensity of light or something. Would probably require some kind of crazy training for it to work. Plus I have no clue what I’m talking about!
- xeromal 4y agoWow, you have me excited. That would be so neat.
- melony 4y agoThe issue with high power lasers is heat dissipation.
- LanceKagar 4y agoCool concept. I suppose there'd need to be a way to protect the inside wall of the eyelid, however.
- wingspar 4y agoWouldn’t it burn your eyelid too, from the inside?
- dylan604 4y agoIf you're eyelids are closed, you can't be looking at what your aiming. Your chances of hitting the target increase infinitely if you keep your eyes open.
- sonusario 4y agoTry not to blink challenge?
- spookthesunset 4y agoIt would have a blink sensor that turns it off when a blink is detected or it points at your nose or something, right?
- dylan604 4y ago>On the other hand, every mirror would be a great chance to lose your other eye as well, so maybe disregard my ideas. With great powers comes great responsibility.
- MisterTea 4y ago"Do not look at mirror with remaining eye"
- ilyt 4y agoNot much, laser diodes peak at 60-70% efficiency, which means 30% of that goes into heating the device. Altho short bursts, maybe ? The other problem is that this small battery won't have that much current capacity
- RajT88 4y agoImagine cooking your face from the inside! I have some laser pointers capable of lighting matches. They get hot.