For the most part the small laser pointers are relatively harmless, but as you go higher in power be careful what you aim them at. You may catch a reflection that could be just like shining it right into your eye.If you're serious about your high power Red Laser take a minute and a few bucks and invest in some safety goggles (the lenses should be the opposite color of the laser beam), and never use the laser at eye level.
I've stated several times that eyes and laser pointer don't go well together. They can burn your retina and cause serious, permanent vision impairment and full on blindness, so be very careful and don't mess around with it.Don't shine your laser pen at vehicles or aircraft. It's against the law in most countries and can actually land you with a huge fine or put you in jail, so it's really not worth doing.
The right laser pointer depends on the task you are using it for. Long range jobs require lasers with higher levels of collimation. Tasks that require visible beams may require green laser pointers for night viewing, and everyday home tasks need lower power levels to ensure safety. Find out everything you need to know before choosing your next burning laser blue .A Brooklyn cook accused of pointing a green laser at two television news helicopters "thought it would be funny" to obstruct the pilot's vision.
The green laser is distracting enough to cause major accidents, and police take it very seriously.Don't shine your laser pointer light at someone you don't know, or into someone's home.Using a simple laser pointer, a few miscellaneous parts, and a bit of time, one can make a simple laser communicator. It converts a sound source into light that travels across a room and then back into sound with very little quality loss. Basically, the laser light is amplitude modulated. This simply means that the amount of light the laser emits varies over time. A solar cell can pick up the signal and convert it back into sound. I have piggy-backed music on a laser beam down a long hallway successfully.
We may not chase laser spots around on the carpet obsessively trying to eat them, but we love lasers too. And thanks to the Power of Science, expensive red laser pointers have been surpassed by more powerful beams of light in the past decade. Buying a laser pointer was once an easy decision, but now it requires a bit more research. What's better: a green laser or a blue laser? What about a yellow laser? Are red lasers even worth a second glance in 2010?