Archived 'They Lit Us Up': 11 Planes Struck by Lasers Approaching Airport (abcnews.go.com)
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Archived 'They Lit Us Up': 11 Planes Struck by Lasers Approaching Airport (abcnews.go.com)
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[–] Newto 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago (edited ago)
The issue a lot of people don't realize is that a laser isn't a cylinder, it's cone shaped.
Upside is that you can see the dot at a distance (no way you're seeing a 2mm green dot on the side of a building four blocks away)
Downside is that the dot is actually several feet across at the ranges they hit a plane, and still bright enough to temporarily blind someone, or potentially cause permanent damage