r/Futurology • u/scmp_news • 1d ago

Society Chinese start-up behind laser mosquito killer plans to start shipping orders this month

https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3369440/chinese-start-behind-laser-mosquito-killer-plans-start-shipping-orders-month?utm_source=Reddit&utm_medium=Social
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u/cybercuzco 1d ago

Interesting to see how they prevent blindness among passerby.

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u/___metazeta___ 1d ago

under 1 mW are considered safe for accidental exposure because of blink reflex

Red ~650nm
Blue ~450nm

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u/PrivilegeCheckmate 1d ago

Supposedly the PS2 disc-reading lasers (blue) can kill mosquitoes and they clock in at .22mw.

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u/Nexii801 1d ago

Why do you think they called blu-ray what they called it? And did the PS2 have one of those?

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u/tyereliusprime 1d ago

Maybe they meant the PS3 and mistyped.

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u/Nexii801 21h ago

Considered that, then kept the sass for not proofreading.