[Noisebridge-discuss] Lasers for Noisebridge

[Walter Funk]

I'll check the laser's class tonight. Good to think about eye safety. 

I assume you are interested, just expressing concern for eye safety?

~Walter


--- On Wed, 3/11/09, Josh Myer <josh at joshisanerd.com> wrote:

> From: Josh Myer <josh at joshisanerd.com>
> Subject: Re: [Noisebridge-discuss] Lasers for Noisebridge
> To: "Walter Funk" <marybraindoe at yahoo.com>
> Cc: noisebridge-discuss at lists.noisebridge.net
> Date: Wednesday, March 11, 2009, 12:01 PM
> On Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 11:51:26AM -0700, Walter Funk wrote:
>  
> > 1310 nm is not in the visible spectrum, so not for
> laser shows, but
> > can be useful for something else.
> 
> Neat!  What class are they?  We don't currently have
> any glasses or
> goggles in the space, and they're a bit pricey to pick
> up.  It's a
> little worrying to me because that's firmly in the
> invisible IR
> spectrum, so scatter hazards aren't immediately obvious
> =\
> 
> That said, there's very little cooler than a laser.
> -- 
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>   josh at joshisanerd.com