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Is a laser pointer safe

Updated: 11/12/2022
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if you are looking for a safe laser pointer get any color under 5mw of power they are between class II and IIIb. class two lasers cannot cause eye damage unless you put a real effort into it (stare at it for 10 minutes) and class IIIb causes potential eye damage almost instantly. the only thing that will happen with 5mw lasers is they'll get a temporary blindness (like from a flash from a camera) and no worse if you dont keep looking into it. green lasers appear stronger because the colour green is higher on the visiblity spectrum than others. that's why you can sometimes see the beam, no its not more dangerous if its rated 5mw class IIIb

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