This thread is very interesting, since it is from a first hand point of view. It has taught me to be more careful with my phr upclose. I decided not to burn with it anymore since ive been lazy about my goggles.
I will, however, order an eagle pair or similar when my 445 parts arrive. The current i will drive it to makes it much more serious.:tsk:
Also, I think the mantra floating around the forums of "goggles or die" stems because:
While no one wants to risk their vision to literally "see" lol if a single direct hit can pwn your eye, even if it doesn't, they do not want to seem encouraging of others to attempt it. In other words, people do not want to tell you its alright to turn on your 400mw green indoors as long as you know what you are doing.
Why? well because they don't want to carry the grudge if something bad happens, and because its somehow illogical to do it. Certain people treat lasers as firearms and naturally, one does not
generally fire a pistol indoors. However, a laser doesn't shoot supersonic projectiles, just pretty photons. Even if it can be perfectly fine to turn on, they prefer the hand-slap no because they were taught that way.
Concerning vision, I have had astigmatism since i was a kid, but not enough to need prescription glassess(<0.5 dioptre). However, the optometrist told me, and i remember his words throughout the years, that i would start needing glassess as my age advanced. I am almost 22 and I think that time has come because i get this odd haze/blur from objects far away, especially tiny letters get blurred out.:undecided:
Also lol at last post.
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