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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 3108<br />
| date = June 27, 2025<br />
| title = Laser Danger<br />
| image = laser_danger_2x.png<br />
| imagesize = 684x272px<br />
| noexpand = true<br />
| titletext = To combat the threat, many airlines are installing wing-mounted spray bottles.<br />
}}<br />
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==Explanation==<br />
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Cueball first (correctly) suggests that lasers are banned from being pointed at planes due to the risk of blinding the pilot. The comic proceeds to show a cat jumping onto the plane and taking it down, playing off cats' tendency to jump onto and chase laser pointers.<br />
==Transcript==<br />
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Megan: Shining laser pointers at planes is a federal crime. It's incredibly dangerous.<br />
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Cueball: Oh, because it can blind the pilot?<br />
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Megan: That's one reason...<br />
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[A plane is shown, with a green laser pointer aimed at it.]<br />
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[The laser disappears. A cat, approximately the same size as the plane, pounces the plane and sends it tumbling.] <br />
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