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These people do things to their own species that animals do not. I get what you're saying, but that sentiment, warm and fuzzy as it is, does nothing to help the situation. Severe and painful punishment for the most heinous crimes would send a message that just might change a mind somewhere IMO...

I think you're right about genetics being a factor when it comes to sick minded criminals, but I also think that anyone can kill under the right circumstances and there are times when it is an acceptable option. I'm thankful that I've never had cause to, but I wouldn't hesitate to blow anyone...

It seems like ever more frequently we see the results of the lack of cruel and unusual punishment. There are violent criminals in prison right now, the dregs of humanity these people are, who will tell you that they were never scared of doing time. Even death by sleeping (ooooohh... scary shit...

I like that idea.. who knows, maybe someday that will be the way it's done. There needs to be real fear instilled in people considering sick, twisted crimes because fear is the only thing they understand. Even the most demented people still fear for their own skin on some level.. sometimes more...

I feel that people who commit heinous crimes should be punished in exactly the same manner as the victims who were needlessly "punished" by the crimes committed and personally I would have no trouble or moral dilemma being the one to administer that kind of punishment so long as the evidence of...

Sometimes the beam shape and power level are indicators, so yes a trained eye might often be able to tell just by looking.

Gas lasers have mirrors that are physically adjustable, as do many other types of lasers. They're not always easily adjustable, as in the case of the majority of HeNe tubes, but even these can be adjusted by using a jig designed for the purpose. Unless the reflective surfaces of the mirrors in...

Lol.. buried and completely forgotten about. I'll work on it over the next week and try to post it soon. The 2 800mW lasers in question are doing great, but they only see a few hours of use a month. My 1.5W unit is still going strong after weeks of show use almost every weekend. It's got a...

That is EPIC..

I agree with that last part believe it or not.. but the fact is that the word of a guy at NASA is the best actual reference that's been presented here so far. If you want to do research well, then you have to pay attention to your sources. This specific topic is pretty hard to find a lot of...

Section 3, entitled "The Atmosphere and Astronomy", covers viewing angles and their effects as they pertain to astronomy, so the article doesn't apply the math to this specific phenomenon directly but when I consider the math presented and I see the same logic we're discussing here used to...

I'm a little hazy as to how you'll find the exact point (or close enough to it) at which the beam's visibility is reduced.. triangulation had occurred to me, but that would be quite a challenge I would think given the fact that the boundary layer's edges aren't well defined. It looks sudden to...

Actually the answer I provided was not mine, I just provided a reference to an educated position on the topic. Having done research into this I've seen the data I provided before. IMO the idea that this phenomena is caused by aerosols with a little influence from viewing angle is the simplest...

It's my opinion along with that posed in the educated theorizing in the links that have been provided here that it's a combination of both factors, but the bigger contributor to this effect is the aerosol factor.

If that is more convicing to you than a reply from someone educated in the field, and who works with this phenomena directly its obvious to me that this dicussion is pointless. I fully support free thought, but here a question was asked, verifiable answers from qualified sources provided by at...

How has it been scientifically established here that the boundary layer theory may be inaccurate? It hasn't. Therefore I'm going with what the doctor at NASA says over any contesting point made in this thread. This is just common sense, business as usual when doing scientific research.

You guys are, but I'm content with the established answers that others who are far more educated than I have already found via their experimentation and education. No need to reinvent the wheel.

I'd wager the measurements made that way would be virtually identical to each other due to perspective.

@Cyparagon: Is your only reference that "that is not the case" your eyes? If so, then it's very hard to trust that over the references that have been presented here so far. With scientific topics, if one doesn't have verifiable firsthand experimental results obtained and verified using standard...

Before we get to calling out any one theory as "BS" lets remember that the most sensible explanation would involve several variables, not just whether there is a boundary layer or just trigonometry etc, rather a combination of multiple factors. As with all science, simply going by what you...