On Wed, 02 Dec 2009 08:09:13 -0600, Jim Yanik <jyanik@abuse.gov> wrote:>D from BC <myrealaddress@comic.com> wrote in >news:2nhbh5500lli7bjkknigihm2j7ke3cpf99@4ax.com: > >> On Tue, 1 Dec 2009 19:05:29 -0000, "christofire" >><christofire@btinternet.com> wrote: > >>>... and there are lots of newspaper reports of members of the public >>>being prosecuted, even imprisoned, for shining laser pointers at >>>planes and helicopters. An example is >>>http://www.kentnews.co.uk/kent-news/Police-helicopter-pilot-was-blinded >>>-by-laser-pen-newsinkent24688.aspx?news=local but the statement 'For >>>the first time sky cops are using a device which pinpoints the source >>>of the beam and can photograph the operator' looks a bit odd - perhaps >>>it can only photograph the operator when he/she switches the laser off >>>and, obligingly, stands in the same position for a while. I wonder if >>>they're prosecuting people who use those torches with "the power of a >>>million candles" when they point them up to see what's making the >>>deafening noise above their house. Hmmm. >>> >>>Chris >>> >> >> It's like firing a laser is like firing a gun.. >> >> > >think of it from the police viewpoint; >a laser spot on their body could be a GUN-mounted laser,and thus a deadly >threat. > >from the pilot's viewpoint; >trying to fly (to keep the AC in the air)after being blinded is rather >difficult.Thus a lethal threat. > >ISTR a few people in the US being prosecuted for shining laser pointers on >aircraft,IIRC,police helos that were hovering in the area. >(BLACK helicopters,too,BTW!!)Yep. We just had a kid in Mesa (just east of Phoenix) arrested for playing laser-pointer games with aircraft taking off from Sky Harbor. ...Jim Thompson -- | James E.Thompson, CTO | mens | | Analog Innovations, Inc. | et | | Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus | | Phoenix, Arizona 85048 Skype: Contacts Only | | | Voice:(480)460-2350 Fax: Available upon request | Brass Rat | | E-mail Icon at http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 | You can never be too prepared for the REPRESSION!
OT: Blinding Bugs with a Laser Pointer
Started by ●November 30, 2009
Reply by ●December 2, 20092009-12-02
Reply by ●December 2, 20092009-12-02
On Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:17:53 -0600, krw wrote:> On Tue, 01 Dec 2009 10:12:53 -0800, Rich Grise <richgrise@example.net> >>On Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:02:04 -0600, krw wrote: >>> On Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:39:27 -0700, Jim Thompson >>>> >>>>Hair spray is handy for just about any flying insect... even bees... >>>>quick shot and run... bee flies a few feet and seizes up ;-) >>> >>> That works for one bugger at a time. It's not a good idea to attack a >>> nest with it. The instant death spray with a 20' range is a far better >>> idea. >> >>But bees are good guys! > > Not when they're wasps and hornets, living in/on my house. I killed as > many carpenter bees as I could (and hired an exterminator to help) last > spring. I'm sure I'll be back at it again next spring.Bees aren't wasps or hornets. If he meant wasps and hornets, why isn't that what he said? Thanks, Rich
Reply by ●December 2, 20092009-12-02
On Wed, 02 Dec 2009 10:11:54 -0800, Rich Grise <richgrise@example.net> wrote:>On Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:17:53 -0600, krw wrote: >> On Tue, 01 Dec 2009 10:12:53 -0800, Rich Grise <richgrise@example.net> >>>On Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:02:04 -0600, krw wrote: >>>> On Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:39:27 -0700, Jim Thompson >>>>> >>>>>Hair spray is handy for just about any flying insect... even bees... >>>>>quick shot and run... bee flies a few feet and seizes up ;-) >>>> >>>> That works for one bugger at a time. It's not a good idea to attack a >>>> nest with it. The instant death spray with a 20' range is a far better >>>> idea. >>> >>>But bees are good guys! >> >> Not when they're wasps and hornets, living in/on my house. I killed as >> many carpenter bees as I could (and hired an exterminator to help) last >> spring. I'm sure I'll be back at it again next spring. > >Bees aren't wasps or hornets. If he meant wasps and hornets, why isn't >that what he said?It's what I said (and has been snipped) back up there a few levels.
Reply by ●December 3, 20092009-12-03
On Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:26:35 -0600, krw wrote:> On Wed, 02 Dec 2009 10:11:54 -0800, Rich Grise <richgrise@example.net> >>On Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:17:53 -0600, krw wrote: >>> On Tue, 01 Dec 2009 10:12:53 -0800, Rich Grise <richgrise@example.net> >>>>On Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:02:04 -0600, krw wrote: >>>>> On Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:39:27 -0700, Jim Thompson >>>>>> >>>>>>Hair spray is handy for just about any flying insect... even bees... >>>>>>quick shot and run... bee flies a few feet and seizes up ;-) >>>>> >>>>> That works for one bugger at a time. It's not a good idea to attack >>>>> a nest with it. The instant death spray with a 20' range is a far >>>>> better idea. >>>> >>>>But bees are good guys! >>> >>> Not when they're wasps and hornets, living in/on my house. I killed as >>> many carpenter bees as I could (and hired an exterminator to help) last >>> spring. I'm sure I'll be back at it again next spring. >> >>Bees aren't wasps or hornets. If he meant wasps and hornets, why isn't >>that what he said? > > It's what I said (and has been snipped) back up there a few levels.Ah. Thanks; I stand corrected sir. :-) Cheers! Rich
Reply by ●September 12, 20172017-09-12
On Monday, November 30, 2009 at 4:45:09 AM UTC-5, D from BC wrote:> I saw a bug on my ceiling... > Which reminded me of a utube video of a spider chasing after a laser > spot. > So I get the laser pointer(actually a laser distance measurement tool) > and aim it near the bug. > It flies! > I don't like flies and when it relanded on the ceiling I decided to do > a less friendly test.. Laser blinding! muhahahhaha.... :P > > I rested the laser spot all over the fly. A good 30 seconds. > I probably fried every light receptor. > The fly took off did a few chaotic circles in the air and I lost track > of it. > It did not reland on the ceiling. > > I need more power! :P > 1W laser fly zapper project??? > With sniper scope of course :)XD rip i ordered me a 20mw laser will that be enough to kill a bug
Reply by ●September 12, 20172017-09-12
On 9/12/2017 8:56 AM, alex13wick@gmail.com wrote:> On Monday, November 30, 2009 at 4:45:09 AM UTC-5, D from BC wrote: >> I saw a bug on my ceiling... >> Which reminded me of a utube video of a spider chasing after a laser >> spot. >> So I get the laser pointer(actually a laser distance measurement tool) >> and aim it near the bug. >> It flies! >> I don't like flies and when it relanded on the ceiling I decided to do >> a less friendly test.. Laser blinding! muhahahhaha.... :P >> >> I rested the laser spot all over the fly. A good 30 seconds. >> I probably fried every light receptor. >> The fly took off did a few chaotic circles in the air and I lost track >> of it. >> It did not reland on the ceiling. >> >> I need more power! :P >> 1W laser fly zapper project??? >> With sniper scope of course :) > > XD rip i ordered me a 20mw laser will that be enough to kill a bug >Years ago, when I was the only one in the world with my own laser (well, almost - glass tube days), I almost got a cat to jump into a swimming pool. I did get a drunk chick cornered and she threw her beer at the red spot that was chasing her.
Reply by ●September 12, 20172017-09-12
On 09/12/2017 12:28 PM, Taxed and Spent wrote:> On 9/12/2017 8:56 AM, alex13wick@gmail.com wrote: >> On Monday, November 30, 2009 at 4:45:09 AM UTC-5, D from BC wrote: >>> I saw a bug on my ceiling... >>> Which reminded me of a utube video of a spider chasing after a laser >>> spot. >>> So I get the laser pointer(actually a laser distance measurement tool) >>> and aim it near the bug. >>> It flies! >>> I don't like flies and when it relanded on the ceiling I decided to do >>> a less friendly test.. Laser blinding! muhahahhaha.... :P >>> >>> I rested the laser spot all over the fly. A good 30 seconds. >>> I probably fried every light receptor. >>> The fly took off did a few chaotic circles in the air and I lost track >>> of it. >>> It did not reland on the ceiling. >>> >>> I need more power! :P >>> 1W laser fly zapper project??? >>> With sniper scope of course :) >> >> XD rip i ordered me a 20mw laser will that be enough to kill a bug >> > > > Years ago, when I was the only one in the world with my own laser (well, > almost - glass tube days), I almost got a cat to jump into a swimming > pool. I did get a drunk chick cornered and she threw her beer at the > red spot that was chasing her.Unfortunately for OP the rhodopsins in the housefly vision system have very little absorption in the human-visible spectrum, and its response at 650 nm is for all intents and purposes zero. Pretty sure the fly didn't notice a thing
Reply by ●September 12, 20172017-09-12
On 9/12/2017 9:45 AM, bitrex wrote:> On 09/12/2017 12:28 PM, Taxed and Spent wrote: >> On 9/12/2017 8:56 AM, alex13wick@gmail.com wrote: >>> On Monday, November 30, 2009 at 4:45:09 AM UTC-5, D from BC wrote: >>>> I saw a bug on my ceiling... >>>> Which reminded me of a utube video of a spider chasing after a laser >>>> spot. >>>> So I get the laser pointer(actually a laser distance measurement tool) >>>> and aim it near the bug. >>>> It flies! >>>> I don't like flies and when it relanded on the ceiling I decided to do >>>> a less friendly test.. Laser blinding! muhahahhaha.... :P >>>> >>>> I rested the laser spot all over the fly. A good 30 seconds. >>>> I probably fried every light receptor. >>>> The fly took off did a few chaotic circles in the air and I lost track >>>> of it. >>>> It did not reland on the ceiling. >>>> >>>> I need more power! :P >>>> 1W laser fly zapper project??? >>>> With sniper scope of course :) >>> >>> XD rip i ordered me a 20mw laser will that be enough to kill a bug >>> >> >> >> Years ago, when I was the only one in the world with my own laser (well, >> almost - glass tube days), I almost got a cat to jump into a swimming >> pool. I did get a drunk chick cornered and she threw her beer at the >> red spot that was chasing her. > > Unfortunately for OP the rhodopsins in the housefly vision system have > very little absorption in the human-visible spectrum, and its response > at 650 nm is for all intents and purposes zero. Pretty sure the fly > didn't notice a thing >I am sure he will move on to drunk chicks about now.
Reply by ●September 12, 20172017-09-12
"bitrex" <bitrex@de.lete.earthlink.net> wrote in message news:XaUtB.41639$rF2.23483@fx21.iad...> Unfortunately for OP the rhodopsins in the housefly vision system have > very little absorption in the human-visible spectrum, and its response at > 650 nm is for all intents and purposes zero. Pretty sure the fly didn't > notice a thingInteresting. Might've cooked it a bit though. I've sometimes seen flies behaving "drunk" around my unfiltered LED fixture. Those chips are pretty intense... Tim -- Seven Transistor Labs, LLC Electrical Engineering Consultation and Contract Design Website: http://seventransistorlabs.com
Reply by ●September 12, 20172017-09-12
On 09/12/2017 01:00 PM, Taxed and Spent wrote:>>> Years ago, when I was the only one in the world with my own laser (well, >>> almost - glass tube days), I almost got a cat to jump into a swimming >>> pool. I did get a drunk chick cornered and she threw her beer at the >>> red spot that was chasing her. >> >> Unfortunately for OP the rhodopsins in the housefly vision system have >> very little absorption in the human-visible spectrum, and its response >> at 650 nm is for all intents and purposes zero. Pretty sure the fly >> didn't notice a thing >> > > > I am sure he will move on to drunk chicks about now.Sadly all the "chicks" who once found laser pointers novel are likely in their mid-60s by now. The younger ones are too busy with their phones to look up
