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Re:How I Got My Laser Eye Injury by ponector on Friday August 02, 2024 @05:05AM (#41137215)
But isn't stage light labeled for consumed power, not emitted power?
Re:How I Got My Laser Eye Injury by jaystraw on Friday August 02, 2024 @08:31AM (#41138304)
that's what i was going to say. and while you can use barn doors and lenses to hone the throw (the size of the beam on stage) -- it's not collimated like a laser is. even with parabolic reflectors like par cans. we're talking magnifying glass and the energy at the focal point (minus what the air absorbs for a given wavelength etc)