Guys I'm blown away by your detailed and informative replies. Thanks so much for taking the time to both advise and caution me.
In the end I went with one of the 100mw green versions of these guys: https://www.sanwulasers.com/product/304
I think that will be more than enough for my purposes...
Thanks for the replies gentlemen. I think I might go with one of the Sanwu Pockets that I'll probably end up purchasing from here:
https://www.sanwulasers.com/product/pocket
However, I would ask for one more piece of advice:
I originally had my heart set on a green laser, but I noticed that...
Hi guys! Love the forum. I was wondering if you'd be able to assist me.
A couple of years ago on a trip to Thailand I bought a green laser from one of the market stalls in Bangkok.
It was a thin black pen that looked as far as I can remember pretty similar to this:
It took AAA batteries...