Need a painful Wicked Laser pointer?

We dumped our itty-bitty laser pointers some time ago. They had their time and sure it was fun to pop a dot on your least fav peeps from a football field away, but the novelty just wore off too quick. These new Class IIIB lasers from Wicked Lasers in China might not ever wear off, at least not if you get tagged with one. After watching the videos of these bad boys in action, we urge you keep the proper end pointing away. If your government allows you to own one, expect to buck up anywhere from $99 to $559 for his powerful package, depending on how much damage you plan to inflict. Check out the feature set and decide if you're content to have a visible dot, cauterize open cuts, melt plastic or have the ultimate legal (or illegal) laser.

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[IK47 @ Jan 5th 2006 11:47PM]

TYPO!!!





"his powerful package" indeed.

[StatiK @ Jan 6th 2006 12:21AM]

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY......





I...HAVE...TO...HAVE...ONE



got that?

now send me one!

[Gene @ Jan 6th 2006 12:37AM]

I have one and it's the coolest toy I've ever owned. Popping baloons with this bad boy makes grown men say "oh my god" that's one hell of a pointer.



If you decide to buy one, I have a 5% DISCOUNT code you can use. Don't use buy it now, but add it to your cart and when you check out use code 3885.

[Max @ Jan 6th 2006 12:38AM]

WOOHOO THEY'RE SO AWESOME.

i have one. it's so "wicked."

seriously, it's amazing...

[uclatommy @ Jan 6th 2006 12:41AM]

what kind of batteries does this thing take? nuclear? I find it hard to believe that they are able to put that much energy into such a small form factor..

[ashmist @ Jan 6th 2006 1:57AM]

Great! now all of the A&E departments in hospitals will be full of people with their eyeballs fried out

[Vexorg @ Jan 6th 2006 2:31AM]

You'll shoot your eye out, kid.

[bravo @ Jan 6th 2006 2:35AM]

I have the 85mW and I love it, popping ballons etc...



If you decide to buy one

Don't use buy it now, but add it to your cart and when you check out use Promo code: 3420

Then you will get 5% off all you buy.

[E71 @ Jan 6th 2006 2:53AM]

Saw one on ebay a week or so ago and thought it was a gimmick or something.



Then some dude came along and bid over $300 for it and I was like... shiiitt!



Thankfully, this article confirms it's genuine.



Now, just need to find $300 lying around.

[Alan @ Jan 6th 2006 3:17AM]

OK those videos are great!!! I need one now...

[Rjay @ Jan 6th 2006 3:47AM]

Why the hell is there a Motorola HS-850 bluetooth headset and an ipod nano in the background of the photo?

[TZK @ Jan 6th 2006 6:18AM]

now I know where my tax money is going.

[Rob @ Jan 6th 2006 10:17AM]

If you use Promo Code: 4061 not only will you get 5% off all you buy, but you'll be helping me a laser too :)

[Bill @ Jan 6th 2006 12:34PM]

Hmmm...well that's cool and all but this product is quickly heading into weapon status. Amp these puppies up some and the homies in the movie theatre might be able to set fire to the movie screen. I can see the videos now of teens in a Honda Civic sneaking up and burning homeless guys.



I sense it won't take long for the the anti-gun crowd to jump all over regulating these devices, too. Then maybe you'll have to register your laser pointer :-)

[extravagant @ Jan 6th 2006 12:46PM]

??????

[Jesse @ Jan 6th 2006 12:56PM]

This will be perfect for my pet sharks. Now they can have "freakin' laser beams on their heads".

[phil @ Jan 6th 2006 1:00PM]

I work with class IIIb and IV lasers in a research lab and personally think it's a terrible idea for untrained people to own these devices. Note that in the US these lasers must be registered and can cause serious and permanent retina damage. If you accidentally put someones eye out with one of these expect to go to jail and see a pretty severe civil lawsuit as well. Point it into the sky without FAA permission and you could also see some jail time. Not worth it...

[tde @ Jan 6th 2006 2:09PM]

I work in a restaurant with really sharp knives and personally think it's a terrible idea for untrained people to own sharp knives at home.



If you accidentally put someone eye out with one, expect to go to jail - and you can't even take sharp knives on planes.

[Chris @ Jan 6th 2006 4:10PM]

lol at last 2 comments. Look out for forks too, you can poke an eye out. Register your forks.



Question, arent these just standard Green Laser pointers that have been "hacked" or "power boosted". Doesnt this kill the lifespan of the crystal? I know the specs say they all have the same lifespan but I question that at such high powers.

[Justin Bell @ Jan 6th 2006 4:30PM]

Wow, tde! You made a comparison that made the other guy look like a poopoohead!! LOLZ!!!1

Only problem is, using that technique doesn't automaticly make you right. It just makes you sound as if you are right. In reality, you are still wrong.



You see, people don't go around waving sharp knives like idiots the same way that people do with laser pointers do. Many people will not bother to read the warnings, thinking that it's like a 5mW laser, and treat it as such. Current laser pointers already cause problems, but considering their power, they aren't that much of a big deal.



I own one of those 5mW green laser pointers, and it's fun to play with. But I would not bother with something that lists "can burn skin" as a feature. Yes these guys are obviously marketing them as toys.

[Davidgojr @ Jan 6th 2006 6:10PM]

These lasers are very cool and never get old to use for astronomy, physics or just to impress some friends! These lasers are not modified in any way and are manufactured to spec by wickedlasers.com



For a 5% discount on your next Wicked Lasers purchase, enter the promo code 3484 in the shopping cart on the WL website.

[Bill @ Jan 6th 2006 7:23PM]

Hmmm, well since pointing one at an airplane is a felony in the US, what if you're using one of these lasers for astronomy at night and an airplane just happens to cross the path?

[Aaron_2k @ Jan 10th 2006 2:28AM]

blah blah blah, i want to vaporize birds with it!!!



has anyone friend ants with it?!

[Bo @ Jan 22nd 2006 1:42AM]

Everyone who makes an account on Wickedlasers is given a discount code to advertise. mine is 3962.

the advantage is that when people use your code, you earn 15% commision (so you want to advertise it)

also, by creating an account, you can upload photos and videos, and earn wickedbucks that way. unfortunately you can't use your own code to make a purchase, but feel free to use mine.