Lasers bubbling flesh... eww

Hey folks,

Check out this article at WIRED about an air force report on the effects of lasers on human flesh, eyes, etc. (Yikes! ) Downloadable as PDF too.

You can easily observe this by pointing a 300+mw laser at ants. They literally pop because the laser vaporizes their inner fluids.

Razako said:

You can easily observe this by pointing a 300+mw laser at ants.  They literally pop because the laser vaporizes their inner fluids.

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[smiley=evil.gif] I would imagine that the military has this idea in mind for human targets [smiley=evil.gif]

wannaburn said:

[quote author=Razako link=1210006134/0#1 date=1210011964]You can easily observe this by pointing a 300+mw laser at ants. They literally pop because the laser vaporizes their inner fluids.

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[smiley=evil.gif] I would imagine that the military has this idea in mind for human targets [smiley=evil.gif][/quote]
I wonder if they could make a gamma ray laser. Invisible cancer ray of death that can pass through solid walls. Ultimate assassination weapon.

The U.S. Military does not have anti-personnel motives in mind for laser systems as it is difficult to separate the burning flesh from the blinding light when lasing a target. As such, it cannot be used in combat for such purposes due to Geneva/Hague Conventions. Tactical battlefield laser systems have been employed in the U.S. inventory since the 1980s but they have not been used against human targets. The laser designator I used to conduct air strikes would blind someone yet our training did not allow us to employ the designator as a weapon.

The rules of warfare are in place to minimize many effects of war as well as protect prisoners of war and non-combatants. The U.S. and other modern countries adhere to these ideals in the hope that the other side will show restraint in their treatment of PoWs, etc. Even when faced with an opponent who has no conscience, nor compassion, the U.S. still adheres to the rules.

Somewhat off-topic - the military has developed a new system called the "Active Denial System". It essentially is a pain field - your skin feels as though it's on fire as long as it's in the beam, but it causes no known long-term effects. (It's based on a 95 Ghz frequency, and only penetrates 1/64 inch - only far enough to reach the pain nerve endings).

It's intended to provide relatively safe crowd control.

For more info, look up "Active Denial System" in wikipedia (I can't post links yet).

hutch123 said:

Somewhat off-topic - the military has developed a new system called the "Active Denial System". It essentially is a pain field - your skin feels as though it's on fire as long as it's in the beam, but it causes no known long-term effects. (It's based on a 95 Ghz frequency, and only penetrates 1/64 inch - only far enough to reach the pain nerve endings).

It's intended to provide relatively safe crowd control.

For more info, look up "Active Denial System" in wikipedia (I can't post links yet).

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Why do I see this being used in Guantanamo bay as a forum of torture :
Btw this is uses microwaves. It isn't really a laser.

Razako said:

[quote author=wannaburn link=1210006134/0#2 date=1210012135][quote author=Razako link=1210006134/0#1 date=1210011964]You can easily observe this by pointing a 300+mw laser at ants.  They literally pop because the laser vaporizes their inner fluids.

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[smiley=evil.gif] I would imagine that the military has this idea in mind for human targets  [smiley=evil.gif][/quote]
I wonder if they could make a gamma ray laser.  Invisible cancer ray of death that can pass through solid walls.  Ultimate assassination weapon.[/quote]

Gamma photons are very hard to obtain. The easiest way is to disintegrate radioactive materials, but this method does not produce only photons, and is sometimes dangerous. The best way to obtain a gamma photon is to use a synchrotron, and they're not portable at all !
Also there is a way to protect yourself from y photons : lead.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synchrotron

When i first got my laser I wrote my name on my arm in permie and then went over it with my laser, it resulted in extreme pain (as if my arm was being cut with a knife) and I had my name in blisters/scabs on my arm for 2+ months.

It was worth it .

^ eeesh. I've had my fair share of punches and head kicks but I don't think I could take it.