WestJet pilot’s eyes struck by laser on flight from Newfoundland to Florida

Re:WestJet pilot’s eyes struck by laser on flight from Newfo... by kuzehanka on Thursday May 23, 2019 @01:32AM (#19988780)

> Cheap laser pointers often skip the IR filter and will pass through a lot of IR light— which is especially dangerous because it doesn't trigger the blink reflex.

This is just outright wrong.

IR lasers don't trigger the blink reflex. Visible lasers with an IR component do trigger the blink reflex.

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Re:WestJet pilot’s eyes struck by laser on flight from Newfo... by antimatter15 on Thursday May 23, 2019 @01:21PM (#19993748)

You're right about that part, though I've read that since the IR refracts differently than the green, you'll wind up with a region where you're directly exposed to the IR but not to the visible light.

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Re:WestJet pilot’s eyes struck by laser on flight from Newfo... by acct1771 on Thursday May 23, 2019 @10:21AM (#19992046)

Glad I tuned in this morning - can anyone with proper knowledge comment on new highway etc license plate scanning clusters' ability to harm the eyes?

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