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Re:I sent a balloon to space and photographed Venus for unde... by jonnathanson on Wednesday July 20, 2011 @02:15PM (#2786791)
Meh. It was for a good, innocent cause, and he says he took the trouble to notify nearby airports.

I have much more of a problem with the legions of dumbasses out there shining laser pointers directly at passing aircraft.

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Re:I sent a balloon to space and photographed Venus for unde... by nitrogen on Wednesday July 20, 2011 @11:11PM (#2788390)
I have much more of a problem with the legions of dumbasses out there shining laser pointers directly at passing aircraft.

I think part of the problem is some of those people think that pointing a laser at something is just like pointing their finger at something, only easier to see. It's like, "Look, an airplane!" Except, to the airplane, your "finger" is like a giant eye-piercing needle.

Calling them laser pointers and using them for presentations and stargazing probably helps conceal the fact that they're still lasers.

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Re:I sent a balloon to space and photographed Venus for unde... by jonnathanson on Thursday July 21, 2011 @09:37AM (#2789420)
True. The problem is that 99% of laser pointer owners don't really understand what a laser is or does.
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