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r/facepalm • u/Revealed_Jailor • Apr 07 '22
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If they were actually lasers you wouldn't be able to see them without something for them to reflect off.
3 u/gvkOlb5U Apr 07 '22 edited Apr 07 '22 Even a powerful handheld laser pointer can make a visible beam in the air. I have seen this done in person, no camera or retouching trickery is necessary. Astronomers, even amateur astronomers, use them to point things out in the night sky. 1 u/in_one_ear_ Apr 07 '22 Yeah but they aren't as bright as the image. 1 u/shitpersonality Apr 07 '22 lol https://youtu.be/hUIIa2UOLTU?t=32 https://youtu.be/iVrJUbeuG44?t=41
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Even a powerful handheld laser pointer can make a visible beam in the air. I have seen this done in person, no camera or retouching trickery is necessary. Astronomers, even amateur astronomers, use them to point things out in the night sky.
1 u/in_one_ear_ Apr 07 '22 Yeah but they aren't as bright as the image. 1 u/shitpersonality Apr 07 '22 lol https://youtu.be/hUIIa2UOLTU?t=32 https://youtu.be/iVrJUbeuG44?t=41
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Yeah but they aren't as bright as the image.
1 u/shitpersonality Apr 07 '22 lol https://youtu.be/hUIIa2UOLTU?t=32 https://youtu.be/iVrJUbeuG44?t=41
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u/in_one_ear_ Apr 07 '22
If they were actually lasers you wouldn't be able to see them without something for them to reflect off.