@parts&pieces i have read everything about safety before i even got my first laser as mentioned above.
I know my eye can get damaged if i look in the beam or if the dot hits my eye by reflections or whatever, if that's what you meant. Or did you really mean that my eye still gets damaged if i look at the beam / dot when its pointed at a wall for example or at a stick that i wanna burn ?
My mate said i can look at the dot when it's pointed at the wall or a object (non reflective object). But if i wanna burn stuff, then i should wear glasses and that was my question. Why does my eye gets not damaged if i point the laser at a wall and look at the dot but if i burn stuff my eye gets damaged when the dot is pointed at a object ? it makes no sense

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But i gonna wear the goggles then if my eyes get damaged when i burn stuff / point at stuff.
Edit: I just asked my mate for more information. He said when i burn stuff, the dot is closer to my head / eyes which will be dangerous. Now i am scared because i didn't wear the glasses when i was burning stuff outdoors. Is my eye now damaged ? cuz some of you said that when i get older i will realize the damage on my eyes...
Now i am rly scared.