3030: Lasering Incidents - Revision history

31.150.26.242: /* Explanation */ The Durham Constabulary (UK) released a video which shows what a lasering looks like from a police helicopter, and how quickly it is resolved

2025-08-28T09:20:13Z

‎Explanation: The Durham Constabulary (UK) released a video which shows what a lasering looks like from a police helicopter, and how quickly it is resolved

Tromag at 14:23, 7 March 2025

2025-03-07T14:23:25Z

172.70.214.31: /* Trivia */ aviation

2025-02-08T00:08:55Z

‎Trivia: aviation

Kynde: A night time comic is not inverted brightness

2025-02-04T09:04:30Z

A night time comic is not inverted brightness

42.book.addict at 21:51, 8 January 2025

2025-01-08T21:51:51Z

172.69.43.223: /* Explanation */ Why highlight the blimp airfield as needing to be explained as "can be legal, but not in this case"? That's the point with all. General rewording, also.

2025-01-08T13:05:43Z

‎Explanation: Why highlight the blimp airfield as needing to be explained as "can be legal, but not in this case"? That's the point with all. General rewording, also.

42.book.addict: /* Explanation */

2025-01-08T08:29:38Z

‎Explanation

172.70.93.17: /* Transcript */

2025-01-07T08:12:37Z

‎Transcript

Xurkitree10: /* Explanation */

2025-01-06T14:01:23Z

‎Explanation

42.book.addict: Oops-I think that I had accidentally deleted some text while working on the transcript. My bad, Asdf!

2024-12-29T00:04:55Z

Oops-I think that I had accidentally deleted some text while working on the transcript. My bad, Asdf!

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 This comic is about pointing lasers at aircraft, which is a [https://www.faa.gov/about/initiatives/lasers#:~:text=Pointing%20a%20laser%20at%20an,%2430%2C800%20for%20multiple%20laser%20incidents. federal crime in the USA] because the powerful laser light could temporarily distract or blind the pilot, or cause burns and eye injuries if the laser is powerful enough. (This had been previously mentioned in [[2481: 1991 and 2021]].) It points out that when a laser is pointed at an aircraft, the pilot or anyone else on board can see a glowing line in the color of the laser exactly pinpointing the location of the perpetrator. While the length of the beam itself is invisible in perfectly clear conditions, any particles in the air along their length will be highlighted by the beam, effectively forming a visible line stretching from the laser point to the aircraft. This is especially true in dark conditions, since any reflecting particles will be particularly obvious in such a case. This is related to the old military adage "tracers work both ways", meaning that tracer ammunition reveals the origin point of the bullet just as effectively as it reveals its destination.
-Given this, it can be relatively trivial for authorities to identify where the laser beams are coming from, and quickly apprehend anyone committing these crimes. [[Randall]] suggests that some people shine lasers at aircraft seem surprised when they're caught, but points out that such a consequence is nearly inevitable. This comic might be a response to the {{w|2024 United States drone sightings}}, during which many people in New Jersey collectively forgot what a plane is and started pointing laser pointers at them.
+Given this, it can be relatively trivial for authorities to identify where the laser beams are coming from, and quickly apprehend anyone committing these crimes. [[Randall]] suggests that some people shine lasers at aircraft seem surprised when they're caught, but points out that such a consequence is nearly inevitable.
 The title text parodies this kind of crime by describing a criminal activity which also makes itself particularly obvious, namely illegal fireworks testing, blimp airfield and searchlight depot, the conspicuous activities of all being clearly visible across a wide area. Such depots, airfields and ranges aren't intrinsically illegal in the US, but typically will need some form of official registration; Randall's examples clearly do not obey the appropriate FAA regulations, zoning laws, etc.

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 ==Explanation==
-This comic is about pointing lasers at aircraft, which is a [https://www.faa.gov/about/initiatives/lasers#:~:text=Pointing%20a%20laser%20at%20an,%2430%2C800%20for%20multiple%20laser%20incidents. federal crime in the USA] because the powerful laser light could temporarily distract or blind the pilot, or cause burns and eye injuries if the laser is powerful enough. (This had been previously mentioned in [[2481: 1991 and 2021]].) It points out that when a laser is pointed at an aircraft, the pilot or anyone else on board can see a glowing line in the color of the laser exactly pinpointing the location of the perpetrator. Therefore, no one guilty of this crime should really be surprised when they are caught and fined or imprisoned. This comic might be a response to the {{w|2024 United States drone sightings}}, during which many people in New Jersey collectively forgot what a plane is and started pointing laser pointers at them.
+This comic is about pointing lasers at aircraft, which is a [https://www.faa.gov/about/initiatives/lasers#:~:text=Pointing%20a%20laser%20at%20an,%2430%2C800%20for%20multiple%20laser%20incidents. federal crime in the USA] because the powerful laser light could temporarily distract or blind the pilot, or cause burns and eye injuries if the laser is powerful enough. (This had been previously mentioned in [[2481: 1991 and 2021]].) It points out that when a laser is pointed at an aircraft, the pilot or anyone else on board can see a glowing line in the color of the laser exactly pinpointing the location of the perpetrator. While the length of the beam itself is invisible in perfectly clear conditions, any particles in the air along their length will be highlighted by the beam, effectively forming a visible line stretching from the laser point to the aircraft. This is especially true in dark conditions, since any reflecting particles will be particularly obvious in such a case. This is related to the old military adage "tracers work both ways", meaning that tracer ammunition reveals the origin point of the bullet just as effectively as it reveals its destination.
 The title text parodies this kind of crime by describing a criminal activity which also makes itself particularly obvious, namely illegal fireworks testing, blimp airfield and searchlight depot, the conspicuous activities of all being clearly visible across a wide area. Such depots, airfields and ranges aren't intrinsically illegal in the US, but typically will need some form of official registration; Randall's examples clearly do not obey the appropriate FAA regulations, zoning laws, etc.

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 This comic is about pointing lasers at aircraft, which is a [https://www.faa.gov/about/initiatives/lasers#:~:text=Pointing%20a%20laser%20at%20an,%2430%2C800%20for%20multiple%20laser%20incidents. federal crime in the USA] because the powerful laser light could temporarily distract or blind the pilot, or cause burns and eye injuries if the laser is powerful enough. (This had been previously mentioned in [[2481: 1991 and 2021]].) It points out that when a laser is pointed at an aircraft, the pilot or anyone else on board can see a glowing line in the color of the laser exactly pinpointing the location of the perpetrator. Therefore, no one guilty of this crime should really be surprised when they are caught and fined or imprisoned. This comic might be a response to the {{w|2024 United States drone sightings}}, during which many people in New Jersey collectively forgot what a plane is and started pointing laser pointers at them.
-The title text parodies this kind of crime by describing a criminal activity which also makes itself particularly obvious, namely illegal fireworks testing, blimp airfield and searchlight depot, the conspicuous activities of all being clearly visible across a wide area. Such depots, airfields and ranges aren't intrinsically illegal in the US, but typically will need some form of official registration; Randall's examples clearly not obey the appropriate FAA regulations, zoning laws, etc.
+The title text parodies this kind of crime by describing a criminal activity which also makes itself particularly obvious, namely illegal fireworks testing, blimp airfield and searchlight depot, the conspicuous activities of all being clearly visible across a wide area. Such depots, airfields and ranges aren't intrinsically illegal in the US, but typically will need some form of official registration; Randall's examples clearly do not obey the appropriate FAA regulations, zoning laws, etc.
 ==Transcript==

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 :[Caption below the panel:]
-:I don’t know why people who shine lasers at aircraft are surprised when the police catch them, given that the crime consists of drawing a giant glowing arrow in the sky pointing at your location.
+:I don't know why people who shine lasers at aircraft are surprised when the police catch them, given that the crime consists of drawing a giant glowing arrow in the sky pointing at your location.
 ==Trivia==

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	This comic is about pointing lasers at aircraft, which is a [https://www.faa.gov/about/initiatives/lasers#:~:text=Pointing%20a%20laser%20at%20an,%2430%2C800%20for%20multiple%20laser%20incidents. federal crime in the USA] because the powerful laser light could temporarily distract or blind the pilot, or cause burns and eye injuries if the laser is powerful enough. (This had been previously mentioned in [[2481: 1991 and 2021]].) It points out that when a laser is pointed at an aircraft, the pilot or anyone else on board can see a glowing line in the color of the laser exactly pinpointing the location of the perpetrator. Therefore, no one guilty of this crime should really be surprised when they are caught and fined or imprisoned. This comic might be a response to the {{w\|2024 United States drone sightings}}, during which many people in New Jersey collectively forgot what a plane is and started pointing laser pointers at them.		This comic is about pointing lasers at aircraft, which is a [https://www.faa.gov/about/initiatives/lasers#:~:text=Pointing%20a%20laser%20at%20an,%2430%2C800%20for%20multiple%20laser%20incidents. federal crime in the USA] because the powerful laser light could temporarily distract or blind the pilot, or cause burns and eye injuries if the laser is powerful enough. (This had been previously mentioned in [[2481: 1991 and 2021]].) It points out that when a laser is pointed at an aircraft, the pilot or anyone else on board can see a glowing line in the color of the laser exactly pinpointing the location of the perpetrator. Therefore, no one guilty of this crime should really be surprised when they are caught and fined or imprisoned. This comic might be a response to the {{w\|2024 United States drone sightings}}, during which many people in New Jersey collectively forgot what a plane is and started pointing laser pointers at them.

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-This comic is about pointing lasers at aircraft, which is a [https://www.faa.gov/about/initiatives/lasers#:~:text=Pointing%20a%20laser%20at%20an,%2430%2C800%20for%20multiple%20laser%20incidents. federal crime in the USA] because the powerful laser light could blind the pilot. (This had been previously mentioned in [[2481: 1991 and 2021]].) It points out that when a laser is pointed at an aircraft, the pilot or anyone else on board can see a glowing line in the color of the laser exactly pinpointing the location of the perpetrator. Therefore, no one guilty of this crime should really be surprised when they are caught and fined or imprisoned. This comic might be a response to the {{w|2024 United States drone sightings}}, during which many people in New Jersey collectively forgot what a plane is and started pointing laser pointers at them.
+This comic is about pointing lasers at aircraft, which is a [https://www.faa.gov/about/initiatives/lasers#:~:text=Pointing%20a%20laser%20at%20an,%2430%2C800%20for%20multiple%20laser%20incidents. federal crime in the USA] because the powerful laser light could temporarily distract or blind the pilot, or cause burns and eye injuries if the laser is powerful enough. (This had been previously mentioned in [[2481: 1991 and 2021]].) It points out that when a laser is pointed at an aircraft, the pilot or anyone else on board can see a glowing line in the color of the laser exactly pinpointing the location of the perpetrator. Therefore, no one guilty of this crime should really be surprised when they are caught and fined or imprisoned. This comic might be a response to the {{w|2024 United States drone sightings}}, during which many people in New Jersey collectively forgot what a plane is and started pointing laser pointers at them.
 The title text parodies this kind of crime by describing a criminal activity which also points to itself, namely illegal fireworks testing, blimp airfield, and searchlight depot, all of which create large markers visible from the air.