Visible in normal light?

[atz413]

At about what MW does a green laser beam become visible under "normal" lighting, i.e.: office or home lighting, without any smoke or fog to assist?

Curious,
Drew

 

[SenKat]

In my experiences - about 50mw....lower if you look right down the barrel towards the dot - but that is not too fun - it's more fun for people to see the beam and go, " Ooooo...I want one !"

 

[aliencam]

i had a 35mW that was visible in light, just not flouresent light, in floursesnt you could only see the dust crossing hte path and a dim beam if it had brand new batteries.