From: curd@notformail.com   
      
   On Tue, 31 Jul 2018 06:05:52 -0700, George Herold wrote:   
      
   > Knowing nothing, I assume so.  Visible laser safety counts on the blink   
   > reflex, when the eye is exposed to strong light.  (like the sun)   
   > I assume babies have this reflex... You could google it.   
      
   But you don't have to get *that* powerful before the blink reflex won't   
   save your sight any more. I've got some 2.5W violet lasers here that will   
   blind someone *instantly* and cause permanent scarring on the retina.   
   Mind you, these are about 500x more powerful than the average laser   
   pointer.   
      
      
      
      
      
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