• stray@pawb.social
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    20 hours ago

    Apparently they can also set dark objects on fire and melt plastic, which has a lot of potential for unintended consequences.

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      6 hours ago

      Hmm that seems like maybe rhe safer approach then- instead of damaging the sensors, melt a hole in the casing and let h20 damage do the rest? (Or just keep going until you’ve cooked the circuit board?)

      • WoodScientist@lemmy.world
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        4 hours ago

        There is simply no safe way to use a laser to destroy these things. Human eyes are more delicate than any electronic component. If the laser is powerful enough to destroy any component in the camera, random reflections will be a risk for any other person that happens to be in the area. All surfaces are both reflective and absorptive to some degree. All surfaces will reflect some of the laser light. Unless you’re pointing one of these high-powered lasers directly at an empty sky, there’s simply no way to use one of these lasers safely in public. Maybe if you were on some giant deserted ranch out in a rural area it would be fine. But forget about using one of these outdoors in any urban area.