Finally, a Shark With a Laser Attached To Its Head 139
Freshly Exhumed writes in with a Wired story about a nerd/super-villian dream come true. "Marine biologist-cum-TV personality Luke Tipple attached a 50-milliwatt green laser to a lemon shark off the coast of the Bahamas in late April. The escapade was sponsored by Wicked Lasers, a consumer-focused laser manufacturer based in Hong Kong that produces some of the most brilliant — and potentially dangerous — handheld lasers in the world. 'This was definitely a world first,' Tipple told Wired. 'Initially, I told them no. I thought it was a frivolous stunt. But then I considered that it would give us an opportunity to test our clips and attachments, and whatever is attached to that clip, I really don't care. It was a low-powered laser that couldn't be dangerous to anyone, and there's actually useful applications in having a laser attached to the animal.'"
Yes! (Score:5, Funny)
No oblig anything... a freaking shark with a freaking laser on it's head...
mr bond I expect you to be chum (Score:4, Funny)
mr bond I expect you to be chum
Sceptic (Score:5, Funny)
Stupid (Score:5, Funny)
That's the stupidest thing I've ever seen. There's no way a shark could aim a laser mounted like that. It needs it on its head so the shark can properly sight down the beam and destroy the commanded target.
The next frontier (Score:5, Funny)
To place one on an ill-tempered mutant sea bass.
World Domination (Score:5, Funny)
Re:"Not dangerous to anyone"? (Score:5, Funny)
Add a warning:
Caution: Use remaining eye to avoid being eaten by shark.
Re:Just 5mw is dangerous (Score:5, Funny)
From your link:
Mayo Clinic ophthalmologists have found commercially available Class 3A green laser pointers can cause visible harm to the eye’s retina with exposures as short as 60 seconds
If a shark is staring directly at you for 60 seconds, chances are that some minor eye damage is not really your primary concern.
Re:Stupid (Score:5, Funny)
Focusing on consumers is also a dumb idea for a laser company. You get more repeat customers when they're not on fire.