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Re:FedEx: equip aircraft with countermeasure against heat-se... by djsavvy on Friday January 14, 2022 @01:52PM (#29938503)
Why is the blink reflex not triggered by these reflections?
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Re:FedEx: equip aircraft with countermeasure against heat-se... by ajuc on Friday January 14, 2022 @01:54PM (#29938533)
Because we don't see in infrared.
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Re:FedEx: equip aircraft with countermeasure against heat-se... by cuteboy19 on Friday January 14, 2022 @04:36PM (#29940771)
> A pop or click noise emanating from the eyeball may be the only indication that retinal damage has occurred i.e. the retina was heated to over 100 °C resulting in localized explosive boiling accompanied by the immediate creation of a permanent blind spot

Terrifying stuff https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser_safety

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Re:FedEx: equip aircraft with countermeasure against heat-se... by mzs on Friday January 14, 2022 @01:54PM (#29938539)
IR
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