[LINK] lasers

[stephen at melbpc.org.au]

Thinking about unknown-origin laser beam detection.

Is there any good reason for a laser spot on a person or vehicle etc.?

Seems only bad things may follow a laser beam shone on you; bullets to 
rockets. May come a day when a phone-camera app checks for laser beams
close by? Maybe several phones may triangulate beams, for a GPS source?

Whatever, it seems that people should be able to do something about it.
So, personal and vehicle laser beam detectors and beam source locators?

Whatever it would make for a great celebrity-app opp for a clever geek.


http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2011/04/09/Laser-pointed-at-
airplane/UPI-26451302400190/


SYDNEY, April 9 (UPI) -- New South Wales police said they were trying to 
determine who pointed a laser at a passenger plane as it was landing at 
Sydney Airport Saturday.

Police said a green-colored laser was pointed at the aircraft from the 
Sydney suburb of Canterbury at 7:15 p.m. Police in patrol cars searched 
the area but were unable to track it down.

Pointing lasers at an aircraft is illegal and dangerous, said Detective 
Inspector Michael O'Rourke of the Ashfield Local Area Command.

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Cheers,
Stephen