So we've had hot weather in Southern California lately and my wife likes to leave the front door open so that the afternoon sea breezes cool down the house. That works, but flies come in too.
Yesterday I considered blinding them with my 25mW green laser. Interesting that the flies don't react to the laser. I assume that the small dot of the laser doesn't trigger a flight reaction because it's just too small. However, I'm now sure how much of the fly's vision I'm taking out. Even when hit, they still react to my hand.
My next step was to up the power to my 100mW green laser. I should add that I'm so glad I had my safety glasses on, because while trying to hit the fly, I hit a reflective surface and saw the flash. The safety glasses did their job and my eyes are OK. The money I paid for those safety glasses is SO worth it!!! :wave:
The flies do react to a 100mW beam. As soon as the beam hit their body, they took off. I can only assume that they feel the heat of the bean and react.
I'd love to up the power, but I haven't built the higher power laser yet. ....
So the question is has anyone ever been able to kill a fly with their laser?
Yesterday I considered blinding them with my 25mW green laser. Interesting that the flies don't react to the laser. I assume that the small dot of the laser doesn't trigger a flight reaction because it's just too small. However, I'm now sure how much of the fly's vision I'm taking out. Even when hit, they still react to my hand.
My next step was to up the power to my 100mW green laser. I should add that I'm so glad I had my safety glasses on, because while trying to hit the fly, I hit a reflective surface and saw the flash. The safety glasses did their job and my eyes are OK. The money I paid for those safety glasses is SO worth it!!! :wave:
The flies do react to a 100mW beam. As soon as the beam hit their body, they took off. I can only assume that they feel the heat of the bean and react.
I'd love to up the power, but I haven't built the higher power laser yet. ....
So the question is has anyone ever been able to kill a fly with their laser?