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Re:How to avoid being hit by a laser in a room of mirrors [v... by blu_ on Monday August 16, 2021 @01:57AM (#28195331)
What about scatter from the objects?
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Re:How to avoid being hit by a laser in a room of mirrors [v... by infogulch on Monday August 16, 2021 @02:38AM (#28195519)
The design assumes absorbing obstacles. He did make a separate video with reflecting obstacles, but the green circle is not safe.

https://youtube.com/shorts/DyRPASsynhI

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Re:How to avoid being hit by a laser in a room of mirrors [v... by wnkrshm on Monday August 16, 2021 @06:42AM (#28196676)
Absorbing obstacles will technically not protect you either from receiving any light at all. Diffraction will 'push' some light into the geometric optical shadows.
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