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[Hostile]

WickedLasers.com
Don't let the Arctic name fool you, this laser possesses the most burning capabilities of any portable laser in existence -- reads the website for this dangerous device.
A handheld laser likened to a Star Wars lightsaber -- and so powerful it can instantly blind and "set fire to skin and other body parts" -- can be bought readily (and inexpensively) online.

The device -- with a beam 1,000 times stronger than sunlight on the skin -- is touted by makers as "the most dangerous laser ever created." And Wicked Lasers' Spyder III Pro Arctic lasers cost less than $200.

Trading standards chiefs in England said they were "seriously concerned" about the sale of the model in the country, and have warned against its use. As well as blinding, burning and causing cancer, its Hong Kong-based maker admits that "a split-second laser light in a plane cockpit (...) can be disastrous."

Star Wars fans are among hundreds of people who have already shown an interest in buying the laser, for sale to the general public.
Laser safety expert John Colton, director of Lucid Optical Services, told Sky News Online that the lasers were "horrendously dangerous."
"Under no circumstances should they be on sale on the Internet," he said. Colton said the 1W beam was 1,000 times stronger than laser pointers normally available to the public.

They could be "deadly" if aimed at car drivers or even pilots in planes, he added.

Wicked Lasers said the device would have cost thousands to build not long ago, but technological advances have made it available much more cheaply.

"This laser possesses the most burning capabilities of any portable laser in existence," the website reads. "That's why it's also the most dangerous laser ever created."
The website goes on to warn that "extremely dangerous is an understatement to the power of 1W of laser power. It will blind permanently and instantly and set fire quickly to skin and other body parts."

It adds that users should use eye protection and must read and agree the "Laser Hazard Acknowledgment Form."

For more, see SkyNews.com.
http://www.foxnews.c...-wicked-lasers/

[Vortigern]

So how long do you think it'll be before the first lightsaber-wielding serial killer?

[Caspa]

So where's the link to the website selling them? I want one.

[Hostile]

WickedLasers.com


It's posted right under the above image.

[Caspa]

Thanks, I must've just skimmed over that bit.

[duke_Qa]

Wickedlasers even got its own webcomic back in the days. Fascinating that they are allowed to sell such things.

[Bart]

The solution is simple: classify it as a weapon

[Caspa]

Even though it's not intended or sold as a weapon?

[Bart]

That doesn't matter. If I invent a new weapon it doesn't matter what I intend it for.
These things also have no other useful role, as opposed to a kitchen knife or chainsaw.

[Hostile]

How about a rock? It has no primary purpose but can be used as a weapon.

[Caspa]

The solution is simple : classify rocks as weapons.

[Romanul]

Well,the same way,spoons can be considered weapons.

Same for pencils,crayons,etc.

Hell,even the microwave oven can be a way to burn your brains out.That's why my Mr. Burns doesn't have hair