5mw Green Laser Safety

Laser pointer question?

Ive orderd a 200mw red laser some rechargeable batts and charger from dealextreme.com (yes im tight and belive paying to much is absurd), so i was wondering what can i expect? Will the beam surpass my ebay 5mw green laser??? Is the red laser pointer im getting going to be any good for burning and will i need goggles or safety specs (cant i just wear a cheaper alternate possibly sunglasses), Did i do the right thing, will i like the laser, will it be worth the wait?

THANKS.

I imagine your red laser is a helium neon, that's what I used in my light show. They throw a very brilliant ruby red spot that in the higher wattages are visable across the street in daylight.

Now, a confession. In a dark barroom, that spot on the back of a girl's hairdo looks like a cigarrete got it burning, often her girlfriends will slap her silly trying to put it out. In a dark room, a helium neon always looks like smoldering fire. Shameful, I know.

I once had a drunk Norwegion sailor in Baton Rouge convinced the whiskey was haunted. Each time the bartender brought him a fresh drink, I waited till the sailor had it in his hand, then nicked the corner of the glass with the laser. All of the glass, and the liquid inside would glow a brilliant ruby red.

He would put the drink down fast, and order a fresh one as he shoved the last one away. The bartender saw what I was doing, chuckled, and pretended not to see anything. That really had the sailor doubting his sanity. Shameful, I know.

I think there were 6 untouched drinks sitting there when I hit the last drink as the bartender was handing it to him. The sailor drew back horrified, the bartender just stood there smiling with a drink of red hot molten lava in his hand.

The sailor shook his head, left the bar, and sat down at a table, still shaking his head. At that point, I felt so ashamed that I went over and showed the laser to him, and tried to explain to his broken English what had happened.

He was so happy not to be insane, that he brought all the drinks from the bar and made me help him drink them, as he toasted Elvis Presley, and tried to sing "You ain't nothin but a hound dog" in broken English.

I guess my point is there are more fun things to do with a laser than just burn things. And no, you don't need goggles, you can't even see the beam, just the spot. If it were shined directly into some one's eye, however, that is not good, especially with a high wattage laser.

Sorry, yours won't have the sophisticated lenses needed to concentrate the spot for burning, or the power to achieve it. But, you can still have fun, experiment.

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Review and comparasion of green 50mw laser to 2 cheep 5mw red

Do I NEED protective eyewear for my laser?

I ordered a laser pointer from dealextreme and the website says this:
Most of these and other made in China green lasers do not have IR filters and thus can be hazardous to eyes without proper protective eye wear. By all means if you are unsure of what this means get the 5mW version for your safety.
Do I need protective eyewear, or do they just suggest it or point it out so that you are aware and wont shine it in your eye?

to summarize, do i NEED eyewear, or is it just incase you point it in your eye - in other words Can i look at it on the wall, etc. safely?
Does it reflect back from the wall or other objects that could harm me?

It is YOUR eyes vs paying for glasses. I would buy that eye wear, better safe than sorry.