Jan 5 2010Laser Rifle Blinds Enemies From 2.5 Miles
So the military has a new laser rifle that can blind enemies from 2.5 miles. That's pretty far. For reference, that's half the distance between one road sign and another one 5 miles away.
The weapon--which is technically a "long-range visual deterrent laser device for hail-and-warning applications"--is called the Glare LA-9/P, and it's quite dangerous, even while it has a security system to avoid eye damage.
You know what else has a security system to avoid eye damage? Me. Now I don't want to go into all the science, but basically they're sunglasses. Sometimes I wear a pair on the back of my head too just to freak my friends out. It hasn't worked yet but it's gonna!
Military-Grade Laser Pointer Blinds People 2.5 Miles Away [gizmodo]
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Reader Comments
1. 2mechanicalArms - January 5, 2010 12:01 PM
pew pew pew
they should crank it up and go for the full head melt.
2. Me - January 5, 2010 12:01 PM
Pew pew pew!
3. ಠ_ಠ - January 5, 2010 12:14 PM
...............................................pew
Mein eye! the goggles do nusink
4. SithBlue - January 5, 2010 12:14 PM
ill take 2 please
5. Dru - January 5, 2010 12:14 PM
Pew pew!
It would be so much cooler if it actually blew stuff up.
6. Joyner - January 5, 2010 12:15 PM
PEW PEW BUH!
7. Closet Nerd - January 5, 2010 12:20 PM
So, they have a laser gun to "blind enemies" and "not cause eye damage"...... they've tried it on Ray Charles and it seemed to work well on him..... he couldn't see SHIT!
8. LSDiesel - January 5, 2010 12:24 PM
So instead of armor, all the enemy needs to to hold up mirrors? Oops! I'm sorry, did I give it away?
9. Skeletor - January 5, 2010 12:34 PM
an rpg can blind just as well...pew pew kaboom!
10. Pat - January 5, 2010 12:57 PM
The probably spent billions of dollars developing this and couldn't come up with a better name than "Glare LA-9/P"? What about "Sword of Light" or "Long-Range Fucking Laser"?
11. jodie - January 5, 2010 1:15 PM
Lets not do permant damage to their eyes before we kill 'em.
A softer, more gentle military weapon.
12. Blashyrkh - January 5, 2010 1:20 PM
Geneva Convention, anyone?
13. Chris - January 5, 2010 1:34 PM
Weapons with a primary purpose of causing permanent blindness are banned by the Geneva Conventions. ( http://www.un.org/millennium/law/xxvi-18-19.htm ) So either that's not what it will be used for, or it's not going to be put to use (by the US anyway).
14. Chris - January 5, 2010 1:36 PM
Ah, ok, nevermind, the article says it's temporary blindness.
15. KBOTZ - January 5, 2010 1:43 PM
Good thing i have Oakley mirrored sunglasses.
16. wtf - January 5, 2010 1:45 PM
Setting up rules to 'play' war is the first and best way to lose at the game of war. It's WAR, aka the the result of when the lawmakers and their emissaries fail to come to terms with each other?
American Revolution much?
17. Dishy Dishyington - January 5, 2010 1:53 PM
Some uses:
Blind a guard dog (quietly)
Blind a security camera
Blind a drone plane
Blind a jet pilot (hopefully military)
Heat your coffee
Maybe you can turn it up to 11 and melt someone's face.
18. Mickles - January 5, 2010 2:58 PM
When can I get one? You know for hunting. Blind a deer, buncha blind squirrels bursting into flames, blind bunnies. Ide be all Fuck you sonsabitches Pew pew pew!
19. Robothinkyoukindance - January 5, 2010 3:22 PM
Dude lemme check that thing out..wow sweet. Kinda heavy, lemme look down the barrel whoa cool , OW! Shit! OW MAN! What the hell? I thought it was non lethal, but I see a tunnel of light, which means I must be dead...So many things left undone. I cant believe I just did that. I don't know if you can still hear me, but, I'm slipping away..and you must know, I'm in love with you dude. Ever since the showers after wrestling practice, I dropped the soap, what a klutz right? Wrong. Now we can never be together to form the Mighty Blowtron. My only regret...wait a minute...oh crap, everythings all fuzzy. I, ..I'm not dead? Im starting to make out simple shapes..now more detail..and..Dude! The Hell?..Put that thing away, what the F is wrong with you? Here take your stupid flashlight and get out of my room...homo.
20. I'mCool - January 5, 2010 3:35 PM
@19 -- Aww, dude, you got me. I was all 'SPEW SPEW SPEW.'
21. chupacabra - January 6, 2010 2:36 PM
It's called a dazzler, and we had them in Afghanistan. Basically it's used in an escalation of force incident; you put up a sign, they keep coming, you shine a dazzler at them, they keep coming, you fire a warning shot, they keep coming, you take 'em down.
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