Laser pointer used to affect NFL game

[Phoenix86]

For some reason I thought a player posted this, but this is what I was talking about.

 

[AznAnarchy99]

Americans are such wusses. Europeans throw flares!

http://www.businessinsider.com/bell...s-throw-toilet-paper-flares-onto-field-2012-5

 

[smackababy]

Americans are such wusses. Europeans throw flares!

http://www.businessinsider.com/bell...s-throw-toilet-paper-flares-onto-field-2012-5

This happened again recently in England. Arsenal vs Chelsea game was delayed due to that.

 

[OutHouse]

Ban football it's overrated

 

[MustISO]

The fact that these are not banned from being manufactured and sold is a perfect example of what is wrong with the world. The companies who are making these know they can be used to hurt people or blind pilots and they just don't care. Pretty sad.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

The fact that these are not banned from being manufactured and sold is a perfect example of what is wrong with the world. The companies who are making these know they can be used to hurt people or blind pilots and they just don't care. Pretty sad.

Location: UK

Fixed?

 

[smackababy]

The fact that these are not banned from being manufactured and sold is a perfect example of what is wrong with the world. The companies who are making these know they can be used to hurt people or blind pilots and they just don't care. Pretty sad.

Unless it is an industrial sized laser, it can't blind anyone. Consumer grade lasers don't have enough power to damage retinas. Claiming they can be used as a distraction and cause an accident is pretty silly. I could throw a fork at you and cause you to crash your car; should we ban forks?

 

[HN]

Ban fans

 

[waggy]

wow. i didn't think the forum had so many fucking retards.

 

[shabby]

The fact that these are not banned from being manufactured and sold is a perfect example of what is wrong with the world. The companies who are making these know they can be used to hurt people or blind pilots and they just don't care. Pretty sad.

wow. i didn't think the forum had so many fucking retards.

Found one!

 

[SKORPI0]

Here’s Video Evidence Of A Fan Using A Laser Pointer On The Buffalo Bills
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TzYRlJGuwo

 

[spaceman]

haha

 

[HN]

Here’s Video Evidence Of A Fan Using A Laser Pointer On The Buffalo Bills
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TzYRlJGuwo

damn, where can i find a laser pointer that with a giant red arrow like that?

 

[who?]

let's ban players from ramming into each other's nuts with their helmets.

hell, why not just ban football?

Using the helmet as a weapon is now illegal due to concern about concussions and permanent brain damage.

 

[Red Squirrel]

"The NFL is attempting to shed light..."

hue hue hue

Seriously though this could be bad. It's one thing to do something annoying, but causing permanent eye damage is not cool. Worse is if more people start doing this and bring more powerful lasers like 1w ones. This is dangerous for everyone in the crowd and the players. You can get 1w lasers for cheap too.

 

[jagec]

Seriously though this could be bad. It's one thing to do something annoying, but causing permanent eye damage is not cool. Worse is if more people start doing this and bring more powerful lasers like 1w ones. This is dangerous for everyone in the crowd and the players. You can get 1w lasers for cheap too.

You don't get permanent eye damage from a consumer-level green laser pointer at that kind of range. It might dazzle you, sure, but it takes more power or more time-on-target to cause PERMANENT damage. Even at short range, we are very sensitive to green light and quickly jerk away and close our eyes if it's too bright, minimizing damage. Which is why IR lasers are more dangerous than green lasers. You don't react to them until it's too late.

 

[sandorski]

I believe this has to have happened before. And, someone in the NFL is investigating this. What will happen to the person? I doubt it will be anything harsh.

It has happened in an NHL game before. Youtube link, unfortunately it was a Canucks fan who did it.

 

[dawp]

You don't get permanent eye damage from a consumer-level green laser pointer at that kind of range. It might dazzle you, sure, but it takes more power or more time-on-target to cause PERMANENT damage. Even at short range, we are very sensitive to green light and quickly jerk away and close our eyes if it's too bright, minimizing damage. Which is why IR lasers are more dangerous than green lasers. You don't react to them until it's too late.

http://www.wickedlasers.com/

 

[Printer Bandit]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkHEGPxqNvc

 

[Red Squirrel]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkHEGPxqNvc

That's the kind of stuff I was talking about. That will seriously damage eyes even from far.

They are really cool but only in a controlled lab environment where everyone inside is wearing proper protective gear. They are to be respected. It's one thing if you get it on your skin, I'm not sure what kind of damage it will do but it will probably heal. Your eyes, not so much.

if you are precise enough you can give someone LASIK from a mile away with that thing. :awe:

 

[T9D]

You don't get permanent eye damage from a consumer-level green laser pointer at that kind of range. It might dazzle you, sure, but it takes more power or more time-on-target to cause PERMANENT damage. Even at short range, we are very sensitive to green light and quickly jerk away and close our eyes if it's too bright, minimizing damage. Which is why IR lasers are more dangerous than green lasers. You don't react to them until it's too late.

I bought some green lasers on ebay that claimed to be the legal below 5 mw type. After being tested they were actually the illegal 100 mw. I bought one from china that was tested at over 600 mw. And I have a blue one that is over 1 watt. They litterally can be seen very brightly for miles. It's almost like a mile long light saber lol.

Below 5 mw is the only hand held laser pointer that is legal to sell since it shouldn't hurt your eyes. Anything after that can damage them. And the ones above that I've had can damage the eye instantly before you have a chance to look away. Permanent blindness even.

 

[BUTCH1]

Yea, I had read about it during last weeks highlights on ESPN, like WTF, how low can you go?, well I guess it is Detroit.

 

[Brainonska511]

I bought some green lasers on ebay that claimed to be the legal below 5 mw type. After being tested they were actually the illegal 100 mw. I bought one from china that was tested at over 600 mw. And I have a blue one that is over 1 watt. They litterally can be seen very brightly for miles. It's almost like a mile long light saber lol.

Below 5 mw is the only hand held laser pointer that is legal to sell since it shouldn't hurt your eyes. Anything after that can damage them. And the ones above that I've had can damage the eye instantly before you have a chance to look away. Permanent blindness even.

I remember reading that some of the foreign-manufactured green lasers also didn't have proper IR filters, so they could be below 5 mW at green light, but still be leaking a lot of higher power light in the IR, which could also be quite bad.

 

[echo4747]

here it is: https://vine.co/v/OKYxIM95iej

 

[Miramonti]

Busted

Detroit police say they have caught the man who allegedly shined a laser pointer at Buffalo Bills players at the Lions' Ford Field last weekend.

Mark Beslach was issued a misdemeanor citation for disorderly conduct and will have to appear in court and likely pay a small fine.

Police confiscated the laser pen he allegedly used after tracking Beslach through social media, where he apparently boasted about the incident.

"You see a green light on any of the bills players just laugh cause it's me," he tweeted.

"Got Kyle Orton complained to the ref when I got him with the laser," he wrote in another tweet.

What a foolish jack@ss.