Re:WestJet pilot’s eyes struck by laser on flight from Newfo...
by zaarn on Thursday May 23, 2019 @02:51AM
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The point of the goggles isn't to protect you from a 50W laser. Or even 1W laser (most googles will quickly melt).
The danger is reflections, at over a watt even the dot that the pointer produces on the wall can be bright enough to cause permanent blindness unless with goggles.
The danger is reflections, at over a watt even the dot that the pointer produces on the wall can be bright enough to cause permanent blindness unless with goggles.