Working 'Lightsaber' Can Set Fire To Your Skin

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Jun 22, 2010, 11:18:32 PM6/22/10

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Working 'Lightsaber' Can Set Fire To Your Skin
Sometimes the word "why?" is just an exclamation. We don't really expect an answer. We just wish something hadn't happened. Yet, perhaps you might be able to answer the "why" part of this question: Why has a laser manufacturer produced a Star Wars-ish laser that it proudly describes as being "the most dangerous ever created"? I am indebted to Canada's National Post, which came across a product that really makes one wonder. It is called the Spyder III Pro Arctic. Its manufacturer, Wicked Lasers of Shanghai, is rather excited about its potential. May I quote its Web site? "Don't let the Arctic name fool you, this laser possesses the most burning capabilities of any portable laser in existence. That's why it's also the most dangerous laser ever created." Personally, I didn't let the name fool me. You see, just below this claim to success, Wicked Lasers offers a very bright yellow warning: "Extremely dangerous is an understatement to 1W of laser power. At close range, this Class 4 beam will cause immediate and irreversible retinal damage." Oh, and "it will blind permanently and instantly and set fire quickly to skin and other body parts."