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The BS meter is still pegged out, and everyone with 1st hand knowledge smells it. Keep paddling…
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That's a good one... any more?
No apology needed to the forum or o me- no offense taken. This is an adult forum where we can discuss things rationally but without necessarily agreeing. Now lets talk about bird strikes...And on that note, I apologize to the forum (manta22 included) for being very un-moderator-like. Sometimes my BS meter pegs out, but I should hold myself to a higher standard. I can't ask you all to remain civil if I fail to do so myself. My sincere apologies.
For that reason, I will recuse myself from this discussion going forward…
Let's propose it to the Ukrainians.It would seem to me to be an almost trivial technical effort to have drones that will home on lasers and then ... BAM!
Infrared lasers are much more dangerous to the human eye compared to a visible laser of the same power, because infrared lasers do not trigger a blink reflex, which means the laser has much more time to damage your retina.A link to visible and non-visible light laser devices Class 1-4 definitions "Laser Classification Explanation"
Back maybe 30 years ago, one night the local magistrate came to my brother's home, in a very small very rural town in SC, saying "I need your help! Get your gun and get in the car!"And to add to that, a laser beam will "scatter" when it shines through certain types of transparent material, causing a blinding burst.
Very difficult to find any to purchase retail.A MASER is one that can wreak havoc, too.
There are solid state room temp. MASERs now.Very difficult to find any to purchase retail.
Lasers are easy to purchase.
You can't see infrared light so you don't know it is aimed at you.
My night-vision can see IR, but none of my Pentax DSLRs can.Funny thing is that if you need to test a TV remote control, you can't see the IR light, but if you use a digital camera to look at it, you can see it.
Silicon photodetectors can't see past about 900nm. The IR is cut off; Indium antimonide or germanium response extends further into the infrared. IR cameras typically use cooled detectors for high sensitivity applications.My night-vision can see IR, but none of my Pentax DSLRs can.
Your eye can't see it but the right photographic device can "see" it and convert it to an image that you can see.Funny thing is that if you need to test a TV remote control, you can't see the IR light, but if you use a digital camera to look at it, you can see it.
That's because TV IR remotes use LEDs in the range of 900nm, on the edge of silicon responsivity. It is "near-IR".Your eye can't see it but the right photographic device can "see" it and convert it to an image that you can see.
The new Webb Telescope operates in the infrared spectrum and produces beautiful photos of the cosmos.That's because TV IR remotes use LEDs in the range of 900nm, on the edge of silicon responsivity. It is "near-IR".