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Re: Laser gunsights (was: Info on CO2lasers wanted

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From: Wouter Slegers
Date: Fri, 08 Jan 1993 12:44
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jeh@cmkrnl.com wrote:
: In article <6802@tuegate.tue.nl>, wouter@blade.stack.urc.tue.nl (Wouter Slegers) writes:
: > I'd like to get some info CO2-lasers... I read the following on a BBS..
: > If anyone has a sequel on this, please email it to me..
: > [...]
: >                LASER WEAPONRY / PART 1 / LASER SIGHTS
: > [...]
: 
: I don't know about the circuitry provided... but the stuff in there about a 
: 2 mW HeNe laser being dangerous to human eyes is complete bunk.  
: 
This is not quit true: a 2 mW laser is enough concentrated to damage the eye
tissue if your looking right into it..

: I would also point out that the claim of "perfect targetting" for a laser 
: gunsight just isn't so -- elevation and windage still are factors -- and that
Correct, but it does give some extra targetting info..

: *seeing* the dot of light from a 2 mW laser at any reasonable distance, in 
: anything other than pitch blackness, is damned near impossible.  
: 
: 	--- Jamie Hanrahan, Kernel Mode Consulting, San Diego CA
: Internet:  jeh@cmkrnl.com, hanrahan@eisner.decus.org, or jeh@crash.cts.com
: Uucp:  ...{crash,eisner,uunet}!cmkrnl!jeh

The file I appended to my message is not very good, I know (I downloaded it
from a weird BBS). I appended it in the hope someone would have the sequel
and would post/mail it.

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From: wouter@blade.stack.urc.tue.nl (Wouter Slegers)
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Subject: Re: Laser gunsights (was: Info on CO2lasers wanted
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