We’re often warned about how dangerous small commercial lasers can be for our eyes yet technologies like FaceID projects light in our faces many times a day.
Why is FaceID safe? Because it’s low enough power or because it’s in the non-visible spectrum?
Can the non-visible spectrum be dangerous for our eyes?
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Yes, and it’s significantly more dangerous for exactly that reason.
I work with powerful infrared lasers, and if there was one shining in your eye, you wouldn’t know it until you went blind.
We’re often warned about how dangerous small commercial lasers can be for our eyes yet technologies like FaceID projects light in our faces many times a day.
Why is FaceID safe? Because it’s low enough power or because it’s in the non-visible spectrum?
Can the non-visible spectrum be dangerous for our eyes?
In: 40
Yes, and it’s significantly more dangerous for exactly that reason.
I work with powerful infrared lasers, and if there was one shining in your eye, you wouldn’t know it until you went blind.
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