Laser pointers

gamemasterAS · Post by **gamemasterAS** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 12:22 pm

Well I'm looking to get a high powered laser light, And I was wondering what recommendations you have im thinking between a 35 to 75mW.

These Are ones from http://www.dragonlasers.com

Viper 125mW $329.99
Viper 95mW $239.99
Viper 75mW $169.99
Viper 55mW $139.99
Viper 35mW $119.99
Viper 15mW $99.99

And there also Is wicked lasers but but I have been hearing some bad things about them.

timmeh87 · Post by **timmeh87** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 1:17 pm

16X DVD burners have a ~250mW laser in them and only cost $30

khaag · Post by **khaag** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 1:25 pm

why?

Metroid fan · Post by **Metroid fan** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 1:27 pm

More powerful and for less money's duh

ATOMICMAN · Post by **ATOMICMAN** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 1:34 pm

my friends got one of the wicked lasers its pretty cool poping balloons and stuff

khaag · Post by **khaag** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 1:43 pm

Metroid fan wrote:More powerful and for less money's duh

I was talking to GamemasterAS

Metroid fan · Post by **Metroid fan** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 1:46 pm

Oops sorry. I'm guessing that he wants one because popping balloons is fun?

limpport · Post by **limpport** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 2:37 pm

ATOMICMAN wrote:my friends got one of the wicked lasers its pretty cool poping balloons and stuff

I find this hard to believe, unless he got a $1000 dollar lazer that most places require a permit to buy them at such a high power.

Check out United Nuclear.

gamemasterAS · Post by **gamemasterAS** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 2:37 pm

Well if you watch the vids and stuff you would know why, I just think there really cool.

timmeh87 · Post by **timmeh87** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 2:43 pm

the laser from a dvd burner can melt plastic, im sure even weaker ones could pop a balloon.

lasers dont get much weaker the farther away you get, unlike normal light.

Post by **SpongeBuell** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 4:03 pm

timmeh87 wrote:16X DVD burners have a ~250mW laser in them and only cost $30

They may be strong, but the beam is incredibly thin, probably not even visible to the human eye. Also, I think that with lasers you have to focus them just right to do things like pop baloons. I know that with laser engravers you need to focus it before you can start cutting/engraving.

Personally, I think that a better way to spend your money on a baloon popper is a $100 solid gold nail

gamemasterAS · Post by **gamemasterAS** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 4:05 pm

SpongeBuell wrote:
timmeh87 wrote:16X DVD burners have a ~250mW laser in them and only cost $30
They may be strong, but the beam is incredibly thin, probably not even visible to the human eye. Also, I think that with lasers you have to focus them just right to do things like pop baloons. I know that with laser engravers you need to focus it before you can start cutting/engraving.

Personally, I think that a better way to spend your money on a baloon popper is a $100 solid gold nail

Don't forget that you can piss somebody off a lot without them knowing who did it.

Kyo · Post by **Kyo** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 5:10 pm

yeah, because they're blind afterwards

gamemasterAS · Post by **gamemasterAS** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 5:20 pm

Kyo wrote:yeah, because they're blind afterwards

You don't have to shine there eyes out, you could easily just shin it on the back of there neck. Or you could do the eyes

teraflop122 · Post by **teraflop122** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 5:21 pm

Wow, I've never seen such powerful laser "pointers" before. I'd look into buying one, but there are few things I could think of doing with one which aren't malicious.