Hercules 400 laser makes you a man for a mere $3,000
By Paul Miller 
posted November 20th 2007 2:27PM
posted November 20th 2007 2:27PM
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posted November 20th 2007 2:27PM
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You say the Constitution doesn't guarantee any rights. You are simply wrong.
Under Article V, amendments become "valid to all Intents and Purposes, as part of this Constitution" when ratified.
The Bill of Rights, AKA the first ten amendments, are now part of the constitution. They guarantee that certain rights are retained by the people, regerdless of whether violating those rights is merely an exercise of some power we have already granted the government.
This mixture, with some specified powers granted to the government, and some rights blocked off regardless of those powers, shouldn't be a problem. In fact, people have a tendency to see guaranteed rights, and assume the government has unlimited power as long as it does not infringe those rights. This is wrong, and the amendments 9 and 10 specifically counter it; but that's not sufficient. Some people just cannot grasp the notion that, when granting specific powers, boundaries on those powers can be imposed as guaranteed rights, while not authorizing any powers outside those enumerated.
I think you may realize this, but it's crucial to say what you mean. The government is not defined by guaranteed rights; it's defined by specifically granted powers, further constrained by those rights.
What brainiac decided to put the "ON/OFF" decals on the FRONT of the laser? You have to basically point the thing at yourself in order to remember which way to turn the damn thing off.
I will finally be able to make my won Laser cutting CNC!
why would you want a cnc machine that cuts through lasers?
a cnc that use a laser to cut plastic, cardboard, etc
not more dust!
can I cut pizza with this, I'm sick of my toppings getting smattered all over the place :D
http://slice.seriouseats.com/archives/2007/11/laser-pizza-slicer.html
This thing looks like a pipe bomb! Instead of blinding someone with it, you can just throw it at them. I've seen better looking lasers advertised on Pop Sci. I think they're called Wicked Lasers? They've got a crazy looking ad. How I see it, if I'm going to pay that much for something, it better look like I paid that much. Plus, Wicked Lasers is cheaper. I don't think I would pay more than fifty bucks for this pipe bomb...
Why did they make it so you have to look straight into the barrel to see which direction to twist in order to turn it on/off?
But green is so passe.
"but we would've sold our family into slavery for a shot at one of these"
Wow thats really fucked up and racist asshole
Not racist, slavery != slavery of only one race. In the U.S., and in some other cases, it did mainly work that way.
In many particular cases, race has nothing to do with it, and certainly not in general.
The FCC does NOT regulate lasers, it's the FDA and the states. I'm all for blowing stuff up and general shananaganery but these lasers scare the hell out of me. I work with powerful lasers (we're building a terawatt laser right now) and the thought of some dumb a-hole permanently damaging my retina from a distance because they don't understand lasers scares the hell out of me.
With lasers people think "it's just light, what's the big deal?", at least most people have a healthy respect for guns...
I can see so many people walking around with scars on their face because they were looking which way to twist the top to turn the thing on. That's going to be funny.
Dr. Evil would be very happy with these lasers, he would say:
Using these "lasers," we punch a hole in the protective layer around the Earth, which we scientists call the "Ozone Layer." Slowly but surely, ultraviolet rays would pour in, increasing the risk of skin cancer. That is unless the world pays us a hefty ransom.
Holy sheet, there's going to be a market for laser protective contact lenses if this carries on.
The ability to blind someone from some distance with complete impunity is frightening, they really need to come down hard on manufacturers and users/home constructers.
$3000? that's quite cheap for a sex-change
Where do they aim the laser?
That was a rhetorical question by the way! I was just struck by the article's title.
I would rather use it for my Princess Leia impression instead of the cheap plastic things i used to hit my brother with
Whoa, it's a little out of my price range but I bet they have some that are a bit cheaper that still look pretty cool.
What the hell is the range on these things? Do I have to worry about my neighbors doing something stupid?
I would like to use one to incrementally remove a dead limb that is 60 feet above my roof and over a powerline, rather than pay someone $2000 to do it. I could do the same for other folks.
one of these days I'll buy one, and then i'll show you, I'll show you all!!
Wow, just think of all the innocent beings I could laze with this thing... yeah, they really should keep them out of the hands of people like me. Hurray capitalism!!!
@duh:
I think what Jeff means is that pilots have been blinded by seeing these lasers shined at their cockpit from the ground, rather than being blinded by someone in the plane.
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注意这是武器！