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Okay I have recently purchased a 5mW laser pointer from amazon.com. The box said the laser was <5mW and the laser label says the same. I was recently shining it around my room, looking at the (bright) dot when the laser reflected brightly, not a beam, but brightly of my thumb, about 4 inches from my face. I looked at the reflected light for about a second before looking away.
I searched online and it says 5mW lasers should be fine, but I want to know if the 14$ laser I purchased is overspec...
Please help me as I think my laser is dangerous to use indoors. Also does the infrared radiation give me cancer if shone at skin/ reflected into eyes via thumb or white wall paint.
I searched online and it says 5mW lasers should be fine, but I want to know if the 14$ laser I purchased is overspec...
Please help me as I think my laser is dangerous to use indoors. Also does the infrared radiation give me cancer if shone at skin/ reflected into eyes via thumb or white wall paint.