/sci/ - Science & Math

This morning i received my Spyder III Laser from wicked lasers
its a pretty cool device and i've been super careful with it so far

During my little research i was doing before i received my laser i realized how amazing light it and just how interesting it is and i want to learn more.

i noticed this snippet when reading some of the warning flyers ' this laser's beam exceeds the skin exposure MPE by ( 15 / 0.2 ) = 75 times. At this level of irradiance, skin exposure to the intense blue laser light can possibly cause cancer'
how can light cause cancer? This has me all the more interesting in learning more about light.

>>3274656
*pumps 1 watt blue laser* How can you kill me if you can't see me?

So I've got one of these, what are some cool things I can do with it?

It burns through regular plastic in seconds (white takes longer, obviously)

Name: S3 Series
FDA Accession No.: 0920211-000
Size: 228mm x 35.8mm
Weight: 378g
Wavelength: 445nm
Laser Body: 6061-T6 Aircraft-Grade Aluminum
Laser Finish: Mil-Spec Type III hard anodized in black
Transverse Mode: TEM00
Max Power: 1000mW
Min Power: 500mW
Beam Divergence: 1.5mRad
Beam Diameter: 5.0 mm
NOHD* 149 meters
Beam Distance 0.25 Lux 6856 meters
Required Eyewear O.D. 3.0+
Power Consumption: 3.7V @ 1A
Power supply: Rechargeable Lithium Ion Battery Type 18650 (batteries and charger included)
Battery Lifetime: 120 mins
Switch: Push Button Constant On / Off, Lock-Out Tail Cap, Electronic Mode switch
Mode: Low and High Power modes, Pulsed and Constant Wave modes, Secure Lock/Unlock modes
Duty Cycle: Continuous