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Hello all,
A few months ago, I visited Michigan State University in order to recieve my chemistry merit badge (working on Eagle Scout ). While I was there, we got a tour of the science department. One such area we got to see was the laser area. They had a high powered green labbie (forget the exact power but it was at least 200mW) and a UV dye laser. The dye laser was 2W :drool:. Before entering they said they would give us glasses so we won't get eye damage from the lasers. This pleased me until I actually recieved the glasses, they were just normal safety glasses! :wtf: These offered no protection at all and I told this to guy leading us (repeatedly). They just kind of ignored me. When we went into the room the students researching in there didn't seemed to realize that they needed glasses either. With them working in there for research most of the day, I imagine they would lose a lot of their vision. My eyes hurt from just glancing at the dot, especially when he started burning a buisness card. I was kinda pissed off about their lack of safety and it just goes to show how little most people know about lasers.
A few months ago, I visited Michigan State University in order to recieve my chemistry merit badge (working on Eagle Scout ). While I was there, we got a tour of the science department. One such area we got to see was the laser area. They had a high powered green labbie (forget the exact power but it was at least 200mW) and a UV dye laser. The dye laser was 2W :drool:. Before entering they said they would give us glasses so we won't get eye damage from the lasers. This pleased me until I actually recieved the glasses, they were just normal safety glasses! :wtf: These offered no protection at all and I told this to guy leading us (repeatedly). They just kind of ignored me. When we went into the room the students researching in there didn't seemed to realize that they needed glasses either. With them working in there for research most of the day, I imagine they would lose a lot of their vision. My eyes hurt from just glancing at the dot, especially when he started burning a buisness card. I was kinda pissed off about their lack of safety and it just goes to show how little most people know about lasers.