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A few years ago I worked in a high rise in an office with a window facing Moffet Airfield. I worried about crashing experimental planes but never thought to worry about being blinded by a stray laser beam. Maybe I'm not paranoid enough.



I remember reading a story of someone photographing a military helicopter (I think), only to find out that the crew apparently considered it funny to point some laser based system (likely a range finder or designator) at the photographer, burning the camera sensor to the point of damage being clearly visible on the sensor itself (not just the pictures).




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